This group offers a spring workshop. The workshop provides members a chance
to learn from others. This informal setting provides knowledge, skills, information
and techniques within the field of archeology. The workshop takes place in
April and is held for one day. This comprehensive workshop offers participants
a number of activities:
Flint
knapping
Primitive weapons
Tool making
Pottery making
Tanning hide techniques
Colonial cooking
South Carolina also hosts an
Archeology Discovery Weekend each year. This is a three-day event usually held
at a state park. Children are allowed to participate in the Discovery Weekend.
This event provides numerous workshops along with those listed above, such as:
Prehistoric pottery firing
and decorating
Black powder weapons
demonstrating
Archeology skills for
children
Plus, many other activities
This organization offers activities throughout the year. Divers are also encouraged
to participate in the Sport Divers Archeology Management Program as well as
non-divers.
The Maine Archaeological
Society
The Damariscotta River
Association- A local chapter of the Maine Archaeological Society offers
individuals the chance to participate several excavations both prehistoric
and historic. Past excavation sites have included the Glidden Midden, a
site located on the upper Damariscotta
River and also the excavation
of the Bryant-Barker Tavern (historic site) from the 1800’s era.
Friends of the Maine
State Museum- A local chapter of the MAS, which offers members a two week
field school. This field school is held in the summer and provides members
with an understanding of Maine
from the last Ice Age, 12,000 years ago to the present. One other topic
covered by the field school is European settlements in the 17th century.
Abbe
Museum Archaeological field
school- Participants are provided the opportunity to work with staff
archeologists at an on-going research site. This is a week long program
which includes field techniques, Wabanaki history, lab analysis, and also
curation procedures.