Hopewell Discovery Day 2009
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Uncover the Mysteries of the Hopewell Culture! Saturday, October 10, 2009, 10 am to 3 pm Join Park Rangers on earthwork tours. Have artifacts and fossils professionally identified. Learn about research from the archeology community. Participate in flint knapping, atlatl throwing, primitive fire, and animal hide tanning demos. Create pottery inspired by 2,000 year-old designs. Take part in a mock dig and much more! Scheduled Programs: 11 am - Tour of Recent Excavations near Mound City Group 11 am and 1 pm - Mock Dig and Junior Archeologist Program 12 pm and 2 pm - Walking tour of Mound City Group |
Did You Know?
Obsidian has been found at a few Hopewell earthwork sites. The majority of obsidian, several hundred pounds, was found in one mound at Hopewell Mound Group. Some of the obsidian was from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming- over 1,500 miles away.