International Archaeology Day: Meet an Archaeologist

Sat Oct 15, 2022
11:00am to 3:00pm ET
Age: 8 and up
Price: Free with museum admission
Location:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
617-959-3481
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138
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Drop in to learn about archaeology with graduate students at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology.

Join archaeologist Jack Bishop and examine ancient stone tools for a glimpse into the early domestication of animals and the rise of agriculture in the Middle East (11:00 am–1:00 pm).

See how the ancient Inka of Peru (c. 1400–1532 CE) wrote with string.

Watch archaeologist Mack FitzPatrick decipher a khipu—a knotted string record-keeping system–through close examination of a working replica (1:00–3:00 pm). Handle samples and ask questions.

Archaeologists can be found in the third-floor gallery. Free with regular museum admission. 

Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

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