[OR_Archaeology] Portland Archaeology Day this Saturday!

[Susan White]

Portland Archaeology Day
Saturday, October 25, 2008 A.D.
10 am to 2 pm
Portland State University (PSU) Park Blocks

Did you know, archaeology is right here in Portland?  Come learn about the archaeology that is all around you.  Please join us in the PSU Park Blocks this Saturday, October 25th from 10 am - 2pm for this fun, FREE, all-ages event.  Learn about the history of Portland through archaeology, meet real archaeologists and sign up to win a day with one.  Sign up for Oregon Historical Society's new student membership rate, and participate in hands-on activities that include:

Artifact Analysis (sort and identify historic artifacts)
Atlatl Technology (throw a spear)
Basketry Technology (watch basket weaving)
Fanual Analysis (identify animal bones)
Flintknapping (watch stone tool creation)
Groundstone Technology (crush hazelnuts with a mortar and pestle)

Portland Archaeology Day is brought to you by Applied Archaeological Research, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Friends of the Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge, ICF Jones & Stokes, Lower Columbia Research and Archaeology, Oregon Archaeological Society, Oregon Historical Society, PSU Anthropology Department, PSU Anthropology Student Association, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge, and Willamette Cultural Resources Associates.

For more information please call the PSU Anthropology Department at
503.725.3081 or email pdxarchday at gmail.com 

-- 
Wendy Ann Wright
Portland State University
Anthropology Department
503-853-0595
www.web.pdx.edu/~waw 
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