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**This is a DROP off, with 2 Parent Chaperones ONLY**
Chaperones may not bring siblings to this event.

Two Day Program, MUST attend both days
- Monday March 31 (10-1)
- Monday April 14 (10-1)

Week 1:
Part 1 Introduction to Archaeology and Ancient Cultures: We will introduce the key notions necessary to do archaeology, the type of evidence (material culture) we use, and the kinds of information we can get through archaeological research to interpret and learn from the past.
Part 2 Survey and Stratigraphy: Searching for evidence to Reconstruct the Past: This session deals with the practical techniques archaeologists use to locate potential sites, excavate them, and record their findings following the scientific method.

Week 2:
Part 1 Simulated Archaeological Dig: In this session, students will play the role of an archaeological team excavating a fictitious Native American site in New England, designed to teach them how to interpret the spatial relations and context of their finds and what information they can use to understand the lives of past societies.
Part 2 Interpreting the Material Evidence: In this final session, students will have a chance to interact more directly with ancient evidence and artifacts. They will learn about the information they can extract from fragmented and reconstructed evidence and interrogate the materials, individually and in groups, to formulate their own hypotheses about the site, its people, costumes, and lives in the past.

Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
You will meet a PhD Archaeology student at the main entrance.
60 George St,
Providence, RI 02912

Adult ticket is needed.

This is a DROP OFF event.