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Sunday, January 06, 2013
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noon to 4 p.m |
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Grave Creek Mound to Host Family Crafting Extravaganza |
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MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Families are invited to create noisemakers, snowman pictures, paper pictograph posters, and other crafts on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, as part of the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex’s second annual “Out with the old, in with the new” winter crafting extravaganza.
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Monday, January 28, 2013
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7:00pm |
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A Snowball’s Chance: Climatic Effects on Native Americans during the Protohistoric, 1530-1760 |
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At is initial peak in the 1500s, the Little Ice Age contributed to boom and bust cultural cycles in the Middle Ohio River valley. The most up-to-date climate information is combined with archaeological and historical records to examine how factors such as altered landscapes and new farming practices dramatically affected both humans and the local fauna. It also indicates that Native Americans were already adjusting to an unstable climate when they came face-to-face with the first Europeans. |
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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7:00pm |
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Paleoethnobotany: The Secret of Seeds |
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This presentation focuses on methods of recovering botanical remains from archaeological sites and how they are processed and analyzed in the laboratory. Once these materials are analyzed, what do they tell us? Botanical remains from a historic farmstead are compared to a prehistoric Monongahela site and reveal dietary trends at both sites.
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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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Sunday, February 24, 2013
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12 - 4pm |
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2nd Annual Fossil Identification Day: Winter Edition |
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Bring in your fossils for identification by Dr. Ron McDowell of the WV Geological and Economic Survey and learn about West Virginia’s geologic history with the WV Fossil Club.
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Sunday, March 10, 2013
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Sunday, April 07, 2013
Reception 2-4pm, 3/10/13 |
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30th Annual Marshall County Student Art Show |
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Competitive show featuring works by local middle and high school students. Opening reception, 2 - 4 pm, March 10.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
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12-4pm |
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4th Annual Sowing of the Seeds |
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Planting of the museum’s Interpretive Garden with garden-related displays and activities.
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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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Tuesday, January 08, 2013
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Saturday, March 09, 2013
Free of charge during regular museum hours |
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At the “Discovery Table” - “Scrapbooking for Kids” |
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Document your visit to the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex with observations, games, and puzzles. |
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Sunday, March 10, 2013
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
Free of charge during regular museum hours |
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At the “Discovery Table” - “Postcard Art” |
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Create your own artistic postcard to celebrate the 30th annual Marshall County Student Art Show. |
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