FREE EVENT ON OCTOBER 1, 2022 BETWEEN 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
NORTHWEST MUSEUM OF ARTS AND CULTURE CAMPUS
We are currently recruiting volunteers for this year's Spokane Archaeology Day!
If you are an archaeologist and would like to host a station, give an oral presentation, or help guide visitors through fun activities, please reach out to Jamie Litzkow, Carla Burnside, and Anna Coon via the button below:
If you are an archaeologist and would like to host a station, give an oral presentation, or help guide visitors through fun activities, please reach out to Jamie Litzkow, Carla Burnside, and Anna Coon via the button below:
A celebration of historic preservation will give visitors a rare opportunity to travel back in time and immerse themselves in the history and culture of the Columbia Plateau’s native people during the 3rd Annual Spokane Archaeology Day.
This interactive event will feature something for everyone – including demonstrations, exhibits and oral presentations from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM, Saturday, October 1, on the grounds of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
People of all ages are invited to experience the methods archaeologists use to learn about the heritage of the Inland Northwest. Among the activities, visitors will be able to conduct an archaeological survey and a mock excavation, learn how to identify historic artifacts, make a tool through the process of flint knapping, practice zooarchaeology by studying animal bones and much more.
This interactive event will feature something for everyone – including demonstrations, exhibits and oral presentations from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM, Saturday, October 1, on the grounds of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
People of all ages are invited to experience the methods archaeologists use to learn about the heritage of the Inland Northwest. Among the activities, visitors will be able to conduct an archaeological survey and a mock excavation, learn how to identify historic artifacts, make a tool through the process of flint knapping, practice zooarchaeology by studying animal bones and much more.
ArchaeoGaming Collective, Archaeological and Historical Services, Archaeological Institute of America, Association for Washington Archaeology, Bureau of Land Management, Colville Confederated Tribes, Colville National Forest, Eastern Washington University, Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and by Yakama Nation