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Thursday, May 30, 2013
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7:00pm |
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Early American Prehistory in the Middle Atlantic Area |
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In 1970, the Cinmar projectile point was dredged up along with mammoth remains off the Virginia Capes. Carbon dating indicated that this stone tool is around 22,760 years old, raising questions regarding its early American maker. This and other suggested pre-Clovis tools found in the Middle Atlantic area are the basis for a new framework for Virginia prehistory that includes possible ties to the Old World.
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
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7:00pm |
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Film: NOVA: Lincoln’s Secret Weapon |
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With its iron-clad hull, rotating gun turret, and other innovations, the USS Monitor revolutionized naval warfare. Navy divers recover Civil War era artifacts from the ship that changed the course of history. A PBS production.
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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7:00pm |
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Film - More Than Bows and Arrows |
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Kiowa author N. Scott Momaday narrates this multi award-winning documentary that shatters Hollywood stereotypes as it celebrates contributions of Native Americans in modern-day political systems, medicine, diet, sports, architecture and more. A Camera One production.
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
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7:00pm |
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Film – Mysteries of the Ancient Architects |
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Beginning over 2000 years ago, the Hopewell Culture constructed amazing complexes of earthen walls and mounds that illustrate a profound understanding of geometric principles and astronomy. Astronomical alignments, common patterns of squares, circles, and octagons, and new earthwork discoveries are deepening our understanding of Hopewell architecture, opening windows into one of the most accomplished of all ancient cultures. A Camera One production.
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
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7:00pm |
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Further Insights at a Late Woodland Occupation in Marshall County, WV: Site 46MR155 |
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Recent archaeological investigations have provided valuable new insights regarding the Late Woodland period in the upper Ohio River valley. In a presentation here last year, CRA reported on initial findings from this site, located south of Moundsville. Additional data from laboratory analysis now provides a better understanding of this site and its significance. This presentation will discuss the site’s temporal duration, cultural affiliation, spatial organization, activities, and function |
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
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7:00pm |
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The First Floridians: Early Humans on the Submerged Gulf Coast of Florida |
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Before the glaciers melted at the end of the last ice age, low sea levels exposed dry land along the edges of the continents. Did some of America’s earliest inhabitants use natural resources on land that is now submerged? Dr. Adovasio and his team of scientists and divers search the Gulf Coast of Florida for evidence that redefines what is known about America’s earliest human inhabitants. |
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
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7:00pm |
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Wha'qaa, Aloha, Shiyo: Native Community as College Classroom |
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WVU students explore Native America in a personal way: within the landscape and communities of indigenous peoples. They witness daily life in a subsistence Yup'ik Village (render seal oil, process walrus meat, experience the tundra) ... take part in traditional practices in Native Hawaii (tend the taro fields, make poi with the elders, cook in an imu/underground stone oven) ... walk the ancient pathways of the Cherokee (visit Kituah and Nikwasi mounds, learn from tribal elders about Cherokee |
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
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7:00pm |
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Film – Lewis and Clark: A Scientific Journey |
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Follow Archaeologist Ken Karsmizki in search of archaeological evidence of the expedition that set off in 1804 to explore the vast territory acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. An archaeological detective story in which science and historic research provide clues for identifying over 600 campsites of the historic expedition. A Discovery Channel production. |
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
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regular museum hours |
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West Virginia Day Celebration |
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View non-stop showing of film on West Virginia History and show your Mountaineer pride by making a blue-and-gold necklace – the state colors.
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
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12-4pm |
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2nd Annual Fossil Identification: Summer Edition |
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Bring in your fossils for identification by Dr. Mitch Blake of the WV Geological and Economic Survey and learn about West Virginia’s geologic history with the WV Fossil Club. |
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Saturday, October 05, 2013
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Sunday, October 06, 2013
12-4pm |
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21st Annual Archaeology Weekend |
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Mound and Research Facility tours, museum search with prizes, hands-on activities, special exhibits, demonstrations, archaeology films, and more. |
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