El Paso Museum of Archaeology Celebrating Texas Archaeology Month With Free Activities
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.