Archaeology Fest at New College of Florida

The New College Public Archaeology Lab (NCPAL) and Time Sifters Archaeology Society are sponsoring Archaeology Fest 2012 and the event takes place on the grounds of the lab on the College’s main, Bayfront campus about half-way down College Drive.

 Includes hot dogs and lemonade at 11:30 am.  Activities will include lectures, tours, films, demonstrations and hands-on learning.  Families will be able to experiment with artifacts, Native technology, historic subsistence techniques, blacksmithing, fossils and archaeology survey and analysis tools. 

At 11 am, featured speaker Willie Johns from Seminole Ah-Tah-Ti-Ki museum will talk about Seminole History and Culture.  At 12 pm, Time Sifters board member Robert Bopp will speak about his travels and knowledge of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

New College anthropology students, working under the guidance of NCPAL’s director, Uzi Baram, and its supervisor, New College alumna Sherry Svekis, will help guide the activities.

For more information, contact the New College Events Office.