Learn about stratigraphy by modeling the soil layers at Town Creek. Over time, soil and artifacts layer on top of each other to form a timeline. Studying soil layers is one way that archaeologists can find out the age of an artifact.
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Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site will host a day long archaeology workshop sponsored by The Friends of Town Creek Indian Mound Inc.
Join us for an evening beneath one of the last great dark sky sites in the North Carolina piedmont! The event kicks off at 7pm with the auditorium presentation “What’s Up?” – an introduction to the planisphere, an overview of sights to be seen this evening.
Join us for an evening beneath one of the last great dark sky sites in the North Carolina piedmont!
Learn the ancient art of twining plant fiber into string & make a bracelet to keep as a souvenir.
Learn about and play one of the earliest and most popular games invented in the Americas
Join us on February 1 for Cookie Excavations Learn how archaeologists carefully excavate a site without damaging artifacts by excavating a cookie for the chocolate chips! This activity is suitable for all ages and all materials will be provided.
Enjoy an evening of astronomy at one of North Carolina's oldest State Historic Sites!
Join us for an evening beneath one of the last great dark sky sites in the North Carolina piedmont! The event kicks off at 6pm with the presentation “What’s Up?” – an introduction to the planisphere, an overview of sights to be seen this evening, and some of the lore surrounding them.
Come celebrate the last night of summer and the beginning of our Autumn astronomy season beneath one of the last great dark sky sites in central NC! The evening begins with our "What's Up!" presentation at 6:30pm.