Open Archaeology Lab! (Registration coming soon)

DATE: May 3rd, 2024
TIME: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

LOCATION:
Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center
1800 Weedon Drive Northeast St. Petersburg, FL 33702

Ever wonder what archaeologists do with everything they dig up at archaeological sites once the fieldwork is finished? Join us for an open archaeology lab to find out!

Learn from professional archaeologists with the West Central Region of the Florida Public Archaeology Network about how artifacts and other archaeological materials get processed in the laboratory so that they can be used to learn about the past. Participants will get the chance to sort through, identify, and clean artifacts and other material from real archaeological sites!

This lab processes actual material from the archaeological site, the goal is to clean, sort, and eventually identify ALL of the material in the lab. We are grateful to participants for helping with this important work!

The lab is best suited for participants over 12 years of age, children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Our Open Archaeology Lab is free! Registration usually opens 1 month before the event date, please check the Weedon Island Eventbrite page here for updates and we will update the registration link as soon as we are able!

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Pinellas County complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this class you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Prior to ten (10) business days before the class, please submit a request for accommodations by email to accomodations@pinellascounty.org and weedonisland@pinellas.gov. In your request, please include the date and title of the program, indicate that the Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center is the program host, and include what specific accommodations you will need.