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Dig Detective Day (D3): Ocmulgee Archaeology Day

May 4, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free with Museum admission.
Members – Free, $10 adults, $8 Seniors, and military, $7 students with ID, $5 children 3 – 17, Under 3 Free

Calling all junior Indiana Jones-style detectives to join the Ocmulgee Archaeological Society and the Museum of Arts and Sciences to explore the world of archaeology in Central Georgia. Make a clay pot to take home using tools and methods similar to those used by Native Americans in this area. Practice your excavation skills using a chocolate chip cookie. Investigate how arrowheads and other tools were made with a flint-knapping demonstration. Learn what an atlatl was and how it was used. Meet Stephen Hammock, a real live archaeologist, and hear about his work in “Exploring Macon’s Past: The Archaeology of the Ocmulgee River.”

Sponsored by the Ocmulgee Archaeology Society

Details

Date:
May 4, 2019
Time:
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue

Museum of Arts and Sciences
4182 Forsyth Road
Macon, GA 31210 United States
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Phone
4784773232
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Organizer

Museum of Arts and Sciences
Phone
478 477 3232
Email
info@masmacon.com
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