MS Archaeology Expo

Name: MS Archaeology Expo
Start: 2024-10-12T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-12T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 2148 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS, United States, Mississippi 39202

Schedule

Sat Oct 12 2024 at 10:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

2148 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS, United States, Mississippi 39202 | Jackson, MS

Celebrate Mississippi Archaeology Month with us!
Join the Mississippi Archaeology Association for this hands-on event at the Museum designed for school-aged children and adults.
COST: Free! Upon arrival, check in at the event information table inside the Museum.
Enjoy:
Artifact identification and displays
Atlatl demonstrations (spear throwing)
Prehistoric technology stations
Crafts
Museum permanent exhibits and the "Dinosaurs Around the World: The Great Outdoors" exhibit
Food Trucks
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Southern Pine Singers
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lecture: Museum Paleontology Collection - Mississippi's Ice Age Megafauna
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. - Lecture: The American Southeast at the End of the Ice Age
And, more!
Get more details: https://www.mdwfp.com/events/ms-archaeology-expo
* This program is financially assisted by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Mississippi Humanities Council. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Mississippi Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.