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7th Annual Archaeology Day
September 17, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
LOUISIANA STATE EXHIBIT MUSEUM TO HOST
7TH ANNUAL ARCHAEOLOGY DAY
SHREVEPORT, La. — Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin invites the public to attend the 7th Annual Archaeology Day at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum on Saturday, September 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Archaeologists and educators will fill the museum and grounds with demonstrations and activities for the whole family to enjoy. There will be over 35 professionals demonstrating various Native American skills like pottery making, flint knapping and basket weaving, as well as artifact identification by archaeologists. This event is free and open to the public.
Conservator Jamie Rigsby will be available to provide information on the preservation of family heirlooms such as photographs, textiles and documents, and author Debra Spearman will hold a book signing. For those interested in learning more about archaeology, the Louisiana Archaeology Society will have representatives to discuss joining the Northwest Louisiana Chapter.
Admission is free and tours are available by appointment. For more information about the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, visit www.laexhibitmuseum.org. For the Secretary of State’s Museums Division, please visit http://www.sos.la.gov/museums or call 225.342.0500.
