Event Details
Saturday, Oct 20, 2012
St. Marks Stone Crab Festival
Time: 10:00 am til 6:00 pm
Location: St. Marks, Florida
Description: Come and join us in celebrating National Archaeology Day! FPAN and the Florida Division of Historical Resources have once again teamed up and will have a joint booth at the St. Marks Stone Crab Festival. Come partake in some delicious stone crab and stop by our booth to learn about the history and archaeology of the maritime culture in our area!
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FPAN is attending this event.
National Archaeology Day Celebration
Time: 10:00 am til 2:00 pm
Location: Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
Description: Bring a picnic lunch, and learn about Archaeology by joining the Southeast Archeological Center and the Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida State Parks in celebrating National Archaeology Day! The Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC) is proud to be co-hosting National Archaeology Day events at Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park in conjunction with Florida State Parks, on Saturday, Oct. 20. The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the park which is located at 3600 Indian Mounds Road, Tallahassee. The event will include activities for children and adults. A park admission fee of $3.00 per car applies.
Kid activities include Native American pottery making, archaeological mapping, an on-site archaeology lab, and spear throwing. Speakers include Dr. David Morgan, director of SEAC, and Joe Knetsch, Tallahassee-based historian, and others. Other booths and activities include Native American brass plate demonstrations, tours of the Florida State Parks central museum collection facility, artifact identification, Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, US Forest Service and more.
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FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.
