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North Carolina Archaeology Day
Saturday, October 17, 2009
12:00-5:00 PM
Alumni Building
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Join archaeologists from around the state for a day of free family fun! Discover the science of archaeology and explore 12,000 years of North Carolina history through hands-on activities, presentations, demonstrations, and exhibits. For information about the free Intrigue of the Past teacher’s workshop offered in conjunction with North Carolina Archaeology Day, please click here.
Show Schedule
These family-oriented presentations will last about 20 minutes.
1:00
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The Berry site, Fort San Juan, and the Exploring Joara Foundation, Dr. David Moore (Warren Wilson College)
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1:30
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The Legend of the Three Sisters, Ms. Shelia Wilson (Folklife specialist and member of the Sappony Tribe)
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2:00
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The Earliest North Carolinians, Dr. I. Randolph Daniel, Jr. (East Carolina University)
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2:45
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The Archaeology of Town Creek, Dr. Tony Boudreaux (East Carolina University)
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3:15
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The Legend of the Three Sisters, Ms. Shelia Wilson (Folklife specialist and member of the Sappony Tribe)
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3:30
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The Berry site, Fort San Juan, and the Exploring Joara Foundation, Dr. David Moore (Warren Wilson College)
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4:15
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Exploring Blackbeard’s Shipwreck Queen Anne’s Revenge, Dr. Mark U. Wilde-Ramsing (Director of the Queen Anne’s Revenge Project, North Carolina Office of State Archaeology)
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Tours of the North Carolina Archaeological Collection
Tour Times: 12:30, 1:30, 3:15, 3:45
The North Carolina Archaeological Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill includes millions of artifacts from more than 7,000 sites. Archaeologists from the Research Laboratories of Archaeology will give 15-minute tours of the collection in its new curation facility. Because space is limited, advanced reservations are strongly encouraged. To reserve a spot, contact Meg Kassabaum at kassabau@email.unc.edu.
Continuous Activities
The following activities are just a sample of what you’ll find at North Carolina Archaeology Day. Please note that hand sanitizer will be available at stations where objects are reused, and activity areas will be periodically disinfected.
Primitive Technology Demonstrations
Primitive technology specialists Steve Watts, Doug Meyer, and Fuz Sanderson will make stone tools and demonstrate the atlatl and other forms of primitive technology.
Hand-Coiled Pottery Making Demonstrations
Watch archaeologist Chris Espenshade build and decorate pots using the same methods that North Carolina potters used for thousands of years. Then try it yourself!
Ask an Archaeologist
Have a question about archaeology? Want to know more about an artifact in your collection? Professional archaeologists will be available all day to help answer your questions.
Cookie Excavation
Excavate artifacts (chocolate chips or raisins) from an archaeological site (cookie). Be careful not to damage any artifacts! Adult supervision required.
Pottery Puzzles
Piece together pottery fragments to discover how archaeologists use them to learn about people.
How Did Their Gardens Grow?
Be an archaeobotanist! Find and identify seeds to learn about some of the plants people grew in the past.
Rock Artists
Create your own rock art masterpiece in our cave!
Who Did It?
Track down the vandals who damaged an archaeological site. Collect fingerprints from suspects and compare them to the ones found at the scene of the crime.
Make Your Own Pirate Flag
Dive into the world of Blackbeard and his crew. See what underwater archaeologists are learning about the Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck and design your own Jolly Roger!
Become a Steward of the Past
Find out how you can become involved in exploring North Carolina’s past through archaeology! Representatives from the North Carolina Archaeological Society, the Office of State Archaeology, and the Exploring Joara Foundation will be on hand to talk about volunteer opportunities and what you can do to preserve North Carolina’s archaeological resources.
Plus displays, exhibits, and activities sponsored by the following participating organizations:
In addition to the North Carolina Archaeology Day activities, the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will be holding another free event, Family Math Game Fest, from 11:00 AM–3:00 PM. The Planetarium is located next to Alumni Building.
For directions and parking information, please click here.
Questions about the event? Please contact Theresa McReynolds (temcre@email.unc.edu).
North Carolina Archaeology Day is produced in part by a grant from the Southeastern Archaeological Conference. It is cosponsored by the Research Laboratories of Archaeology at UNC-Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Archaeological Society, and the Society of Anthropology Students at UNC-Chapel Hill.
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