Past: Family Archaeology Day / Mississippi Mound Building Indians

The Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Marble Hill, Missouri will celebrate International Archaeology Day on Saturday, October 21 from 12:00 (noon) to 4:00 p.m.

At 1:00 pm - Mike Comer, Natural Resource Manager for the Missouri State Park System, will present "Mississippi Mound Building Indians", a program on the Mississippian culture and how the Mississippian people lived. Touch items will be available for the public to handle and see examples of the Mississippian culture. A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

12:00pm-4:00pm - Activities include a children's Native American archaeology dig. Hands on children's' activities, puzzles, games, and crafts appropriate to the archaeology theme will be ongoing throughout the afternoon.

All activities and presentations are free with your paid museum admission.

Museum admission: Adults $5 and 17 years and under $2

The Museum will be open from 12pm-4:30pm

For more information call 573-238-1174 or email bcmnh@sbcglobal.net