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Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter - Archaeology of the Colonial Chesapeake

June 29, 30 and July 1, 2009 at the Natural Museum of Natural History. Play the role of an archaeologist as you investigate an earthfast house in Calvert County that was occupied by a tobacco planter and his family from 1690-1711, based on archaeological data.

Click here to download our June 2009 pdf flyer.

Click here for more information on Project Archaeology.

The Anthropology Outreach Office serves to promote the understanding of the field of anthropology and the research conducted in the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology. The office publishes AnthroNotes, A National Museum of Natural History Publication for Educators, and Anthropolog, the Department of Anthropology’s newsletter. The Outreach Office also provides leaflets, bibliographies, and teacher's packets on a variety of anthropological topics. All materials are free of charge. A complete listing of resources is available upon request.


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