Join the conversation as Director of Research & Collections, Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D. identifies and provides interesting commentary about your local stone objects and Northeastern Native American cultural items. While we can't appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk about the who, what, when, where, and how of your mystery […]
Join the conversation as Director of Research & Collections, Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D. identifies and provides interesting commentary about your local stone objects and Northeastern Native American cultural items. While we can't appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk about the who, what, when, where, and how of your mystery […]
In our continuing Lecture Series, the Litchfield Hills Archaeology Club (LHAC) welcomes avocational archaeologist and author Michael Bouchard. In his talkArchaeology: Exploring Connecticut’s Past, Mr. Bouchard will provide an interpretative review of four archaeological site reports that he authored: The Paleo Project - Paleo-Indian Migration Patterns in Connecticut, The Baldwin Station Site (Milford), The Laurel Beach Site (Milford), and […]
Looking for a workshop that will rock your world? Spend a day exploring how stone tools were made, sharpening your own skills and making your very own point during a flintknapping workshop with primitive technologist and lithics expert Jeff Kalin, Cherokee descent. Learn percussion and pressure flaking techniques and turn a rock into a useful […]
Saturday, May 5, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Did you know that before the bow and arrow many Native Americans used atlatls to hunt? Such dart throwers enabled hunters to throw the dart faster and farther than by hand alone. Under the guidance of atlatl expert Gary Nolf, you will learn about its history and […]
Dr. Singer is a specialist on the Paleo-Indian period in American history, the earliest known human epoch in Northeastern North America, which followed the end of the Wisconsin glaciation. (Even earlier human settlements have been discovered in unglaciated regions of the Americas.) In this presentation he will discuss the results of the 2016 and 2017 archaeological excavations […]
Join the conversation as Director of Research & Collections, Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D. identifies and provides interesting commentary about your local stone objects and Northeastern Native American cultural items. While we can't appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk about the who, what, when, where, and how of your mystery […]
How do people today figure out what life was like a long time ago? Until someone invents a time machine, we have to carefully look for clues that people in the past left behind. These clues are all around us, if you know where to look. Children who attend this session will dig into the […]
For thousands of years, the Native inhabitants of the Eastern Woodlands were able to make dugout canoes using natural materials found in their environment. Travel back in time with IAIS staff at Warren Town Beach on Lake Waramaug. Learn about the traditional techniques required to make a dugout canoe as you dip your paddles into […]
For thousands of years, the Native inhabitants of the Eastern Woodlands were able to make dugout canoes using natural materials found in their environment. Travel back in time with IAIS staff at Warren Town Beach on Lake Waramaug. Learn about the traditional techniques required to make a dugout canoe as you dip your paddles into […]