Throughout the month of October, the El Paso Museum of Archaeology is celebrating Texas Archaeology Month with a number of free, family-friendly activities.

Everyone is invited to join the fun with the following activities at the El Paso Museum of Archeology beginning Saturday, October 1, 2016.

Saturday, October 1, 2016

  • Public tours, archery and atl-atl demonstrations, film screenings of Ancient America: The Southwest from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

  • Public tours, archery and atl-atl demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

  • International Archaeology Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Activities are available for all ages including flint knapping, pinch-pot making, table-top excavations, atlatl throwing, and Tigua bread sampling. Film screening of Ancient America: The Southwest will be screened at 1 p.m. Attendees will also get to learn about zoo archaeology at 2:30 p.m. followed by a lecture on the cultural impact experienced from the domestication and use of horses by the Navajo.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

  • Public tours, archery and atl-atl demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, visit the El Paso Museum of Archaeology online at archaeology.elpasotexas.gov/  or call (915) 755-4332.

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