Archaeology Week: Utah's Heritage
2013 Utah Archaeology Week Poster
photo by Andrew Yentsch
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Utah Archaeology Week Events
Celebrate Utah's rich and diverse prehistory at events held all over the state--events such as tours to important archaeological sites, free public lectures, museum tours, and many hands-on events.CHECK IT OUT:
Our first Annual Student Symposium on Archaeology in the Beehive State is coming up May 11th. See more information.
2013 Calendar of Events and Related Programs
CARBON COUNTY
May 4th
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Event: Family Activity Day at the Prehistoric Museum
Activities:
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Jewelry/pump drill, rock art boards, face painting, pipe cleaner split twig figurines, treasure hunt, corn grinding, coloring station, Blue Man, build your own dinosaur sculpture
- Information tables for the Castle Valley Archaeological Society (CVAS), Utah Friends of Paleontology (UFOP), and a sign up sheet for the Nine Mile field trip
- Raffle at 11am, Noon, 1pm
- Drum Circle Noon-1pm
- Unveiling of the Museum's new "What is Archaeology?" exhibit at 10am by Dr. Riley
Location: Prehistoric Museum, 155 E. Main Street, Price, Utah
Contact: Heidi Essex or Christine K. Trease, 435-613-5757
Cost: Free for everyone
May 9th
Time: 7:00pm
Event: "Meet the Fremont"; Speaker: Rich Talbot, BYU Office of Public Archaeology
Location: Prehistoric Museum, 155 E. Main Street, Price, Utah - USU Eastern Classrom
Contact: Christine K. Trease, 435-613-5757
Cost: open to the public
May 10th
Time: 7:00pm
Event: "Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry History"; Speaker: Mike Leschin
Location:Prehistoric Museum, 155 E. Main Street, Price, Utah - USU Eastern Classrom
Contact: Christine K. Trease, 435-613-5757
Cost: open to the public
May 11th
Time: Begins after lunch; contact for specific times
Event: Field trip to the Nine Mile Canyon; must pre-register during Family Activity Day at the Prehistoric Museum on May 4th or contact the Nine Mile Coalition
Location: please contact for more information
Contact: Nine Mile Coalition or visit ninemilecanyoncoalition.org
Cost: please email to RSVP or pre-register at the Prehistoric Museum's Family Activity Day on May 4th
DAVIS COUNTY
May 11th
Time: 11:00 a.m. or 2 p.m.
Event: Tour of Antelope Island's Fielding Garr Ranch
Location: Antelope Island
Contact: Clay Shelley at 801-649-5742
Cost: Park entrance fees may apply. Please call Clay Shelley for more information.
EMERY COUNTY
May 10th
Time: varies
Event: Assist local archaeologists and recreations specialists with the inventory of several proposed camp site locations, including site recording and short transects. No experience needed. Pre-registration required by May 8th, 2013.
Location: Buckhorn Draw - 125 S. 600 W., Price, UT 84501
Contact: Price Field Office, 435-636-3600
Cost: Contact field office for more information on the park
GRAND COUNTY
May 2nd
Time:7:00pm
Event: Lecture: "Scratching the Surface: Uncovering Buried Cultural Resources in the Nine Mile Canyon" by Jody Patterson
Location: Moab Information Center, 57 So. Main Street Moab, UT
Contact: mic@cnha.org
Cost: Free to the public
May 10th
Time: 6:00 pm
Event: Don Montoya, Archaeologist from the BLM Moad Field Office to give a presentation
Location: Moab Museum, 118 E Center St Moab, UT 84532
IRON COUNTY
Workshop dates: April 27 and May 4; Field work dates: April 28-May 3 and May 5-6
Event: Rock art recordation project-- The Nevada Rock Art Foundation will be doing fieldwork at a rock art site. Project volunteers will assist with data collection, field drawings, rock art identification, and mapping. Workshops provided for those new to rock art recordation.
Location: Cedar City, UT area
Contact: to register, email info@nvrockart.org, with the dates you'd like to volunteer, which workshop you'd like to attend if needed, and your phone and email
Cost: No cost. Volunteer project.
May 4th
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Event: Archaeology Week Kick-off; activities include:
atlatl throw, mock excavation, face paint, corn grinding, rope making, rock art making, Native American games, and much more. Various demonstrators and booths to visit. Also, earn archaeology scout badge.
Location: Frontier Homestead State Park Museum, 635 North Main Street, Cedar City
Contact: Samantha Kirkley, or the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 435-586-9290
Cost: $1.50 per person
May 6th
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Event: Tours of the Southern Utah University Repository-- see artificats that are not on display
Location: SUU Repository, Cedar City, call the Frontier Homestead for directions
Contact: Samantha Kirkley, or the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 435-586-9290
Cost: FREE
May 10th
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Event: Historic Irontown Ruins Tour
Location:Meet at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum in Cedar City, and caravan to the site, an approximate 30 minute drive from the Museum.
Contact: Samantha Kirkley, or the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 435-586-9290
Cost: FREE
May 11th
Time:10:00 a.m.
Event: Rock Art Excursions
guided by professional archaeologists, tours will range from drive-up to 1-mile hikes for viewing; guests will choose to attend a 2 hour or 4 hour excursion and should come prepared with food, water, etc.
Location:Meet at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum in Cedar City
Contact: Samantha Kirkley, or the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum at 435-586-9290
Cost: FREE
SALT LAKE COUNTY
May 4th
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Event: Archaeology Week Open House. Learn about archaeology with events for kids and adults; Archaeology displays, workshops, crafts, demonstrations; atlatl and darts; archaeology displays; Navajo tacos for sale.
Location:
Utah State History – Rio Grande Depot, 300 South Rio Grande St (455 W), Salt Lake City
Contact: Deb Miller at 801-245-7249 or Derinna Kopp at 801-245-7245
Cost: Free and open to the public.
SAN JUAN COUNTY
Now-December 31, 2013
Time: 9am-5pm, M-F
Event: Upper Sand Island Rock Art: The Human Continuum. It is about the recent rock art research done at Sand Island, how it was done and what was found.
Location: Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum – 660 West 400 North, Blanding
Contact: parkcomment@utah.gov at 435-678-2238
Cost: $5 Adults ($2.50 Utah seniors 62+)
$3 Children (age 5 and under are free)
$20 Family
$75 Annual Day-Use pass is available at the museum
$35 Senior Adventure (annual) Pass
UTAH COUNTY
May 11th
Time: 11am-3pm
Event: Block Party: "Utah's Heritage: Rich and Alive"
Location: BYU's Museum of Peoples and Cultures (MPC) - 100 E. 700 N. Provo, Utah
Contact: mpc@byu.edu at 801-422-1414
Cost: Free to the public
TOOELE COUNTY
May 11th
Time: email for information
Event: Danger Cave Tour
Join archaeologist Ronald Rood for a tour of Danger Cave in Tooele County. Danger Cave is one of the most famous archaeological sites in North America and this is a rare opportunity to visit the site with archaeologists and with staff from Utah State Parks. You must provide your own transportation to the site and a reservation is required. This tour is sponsored by Cardno ENTRIX.
Location: Danger Cave State Historical Monument, Tooele, UT 84083
Contact:Space is limited so you must reserve a spot by contacting Ronald Rood at zooarch2002@yahoo.com with “Danger Cave” in the subject line of your email.
Cost: email for information
CHECK BACK SOON......we will post additional events as soon as schedules are confirmed.
NOTE: We have tried to make this calendar of events as complete and accurate as possible. We recommend, however, that you call ahead for events you want to attend.
Have an event you would like to list? Contact Deb Miller at 801-245-7249.