Whether you live in a rural or urban setting in Vermont, there are clues and hints of who lived here before you. This demonstration includes hands-on exploration of artifacts. Part of Vermont Archaeology Month

Join us for our Annual Meeting where we will be celebrating our 50th anniversary! The meeting is free, but we encourage attendees to voluntarily pay the Museum's admission fee: Adults: $7; families: $20; seniors, students, children: $5; museum members and children under 6: free. 9:00 – 9:30 Welcome Reception Greet new and old friends and warm […]

Examine Native American artifacts and replicas, and learn how they were made and used through time. This presentation will be a good introduction to archaeology for both kids and adults. There will be opportunities for hands-on learning. Attendees are also welcome to bring artifacts that have for a show, tell, and learn!

Trek around the Hubbardton Battlefield with site interpreter and long-time reenactor Bob Franzoni. You will explore the main points of the battle, military tactics, key personalities of the battle, and see a replica soldier's kit. Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather. Included in regular site admission ($3.00 adults/free under 15). Experience this stunning […]

Retired National Forest archaeologist Dave Lacy will lead a work group to clean & repair the historic stones in Bingo Cemetery. Bingo is an active town cemetery, but most of the stones are from the 19th c and could use attention. The National Forest takes an interest in this cemetery because it owns much of […]

As part of the Fleming’s autumn House to Home exhibit, this discussion highlights anthropological and archaeological perspectives on what makes a home. Panelists consider what objects of material culture, stories, and other traces of occupation from communities in historical Vermont, the Caribbean, and the itinerant Romani people of Europe, can tell us about the diverse […]

A week-long coached "dig" by kids in the barnyard of a historic barn yielded evidence of the farm's past uses, and lit interest in archaeology for grades 4-8 students in Waterford. See their discoveries and hear about this community collaboration. waterford-vt-history.blogspot.com

Join Castleton University archaeologist Matt Moriarty and other project team members at an informal presentation of artifacts and results from three seasons of archaeological research at the Galick site in West Haven.

How did Vermonters live in the past? What tools did they make and how did they make them? What has happened in the Upper Connecticut Valley during the last 12,900 years, and, most importantly, how do we know? Find out for yourself at Archaeology Day—a day-long celebration of us—the humans! Examine real artifacts in our […]

Brennan Gauthier, VTrans Archaeologist After meeting at the Winooski Museum, participants will take a walking tour of important historical and archaeological locations near the Champlain Mill in Winooski. This year, Brennan Gauthier will focus on the bridge over the Winooski River and its importance in the history of the region.