Digging the Past: Archaeology Day at Campus Martius, January 16, 2016

Archaeology Day at Campus Martius 2015

Campus Martius, Museum of the Northwest Territory is situated along the eastern banks of the Muskingum River near her confluence with the Ohio in historic Marietta, Ohio. The museum houses three floors of exhibits focusing on the Northwest Territory and its first settlement, Marietta, founded in 1788. Established in 1928, Campus Martius has long been dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of Ohio and the Northwest Territory, and for many years has been the host of Digging the past: Archaeology Day. The day’s events and activities include a variety of interpretive posters and displays of artifacts both historic and prehistoric, flint knapping demonstrations as well as a series of lectures presented by archaeologists and historians. The event is being held Saturday, January 16^th, from 9:00am-4:00pm, regular admission applies, $7.00 for adults, $4.00 for students and free for children 5 and under.

Lectures include:

10:00 – Wes Clark – The significance of the Marietta earthworks and some new discoveries as to alignment

11:00 – Doug Angeloni & Tom Hornbrook – Indian Villages and Trading Posts of Tuscarawas County

12:00 – Greg Shipley – Independent Archaeologist – Indian Sites and objects found mentioned in Alan Eckert’s The Frontiersmen. European goods found at Shawnee, Wyandot, and Ottawa villages.

1:00 – Bill Pickard –Archaeologist and curator for the Ohio History Connection – Ice Age in Ohio

2:00 – Joseph E.B. Snider – Architecture as Evidence: What a House Can Tell Us About the Past.

3:00 – Jarrod Burks – Rediscovering lost earthworks using radar technology

For more information please visit the Campus Martius Museum of the Northwest Territory Events page

Also see Museum Offers Hands-On History, a recent article from the Marietta Times about the event which includes interviews with some of the lecturers.