Indiana Archaeology Month

Throughout September, we invite 4th grade classrooms from Posey County to visit Hovey Lake. On-site, the students will learn to "Think like an Archaeologist." If you are a teacher interested in scheduling a field-trip, please contact Cheryl Munson (munsonc@indiana.edu).


Before the students arrive they work in the classroom with Archaeology Learning Kits. On-site, they see and learn about the methods archaeologists use to answer research questions, and see excavations in progress.



Participating first-hand in screening excavated soil to retrieve artifacts is a memorable experience for most.
	Students then work in teams in our "Archaeology Field Lab" to study maps, catalog artifacts, and interpret archaeological sites representing different cultures.


At the site they can also see first-hand the damage done to archaeological sites from non-permited construction, and so readily appreciate that important parts of history can easily be lost to a backhoe or bulldozer.