| Mission, Objective, Goals |
Living Archaeology Weekend is a free,
two-day public archaeology event held every September at the Gladie Historic Site in the
beautiful Red River Gorge of Daniel Boone National Forest in eastern
Kentucky. Living Archaeology Weekend is a nationally recognized and
award-winning program. |
| Program
Description |
Since 1989, Living Archaeology Weekend has
provided quality educational experiences for school children and the general public.
Primitive technology experts,
professional archaeologists, and American Indian tribal representatives
demonstrate and describe how prehistoric
peoples lived in the Gorge. |
| Educational
Materials |
Living Archaeology Weekend's educational
activities focus on American Indian lifeways, archaeological
interpretation, and cultural resource protection and preservation.
Demonstrations vary from year to year but typically include flint
knapping, native foods and cooking, basket
weaving, and pottery making. |
| Venue Information |
Visitors are given opportunities to
interact closely with demonstrators and to participate in hands-on activities, such as
throwing a spear, tanning a deer hide, and constructing a bent-pole
house. The historic Gladie Cabin, which is listed on the National
Register of Historic
Places, also is open for self-guided tours. |
| Sponsors, Funding, Volunteers |
Living Archaeology Weekend is hosted by the
US Forest Service and is co-organized by the Kentucky Organization of
Professional Archaeologists and the Kentucky
Archaeological Survey, which is jointly administered by the Kentucky
Heritage Council and the University of Kentucky Department of
Anthropology. Sponsors include archaeological firms,
preservation organizations, American Indian
tribes, universities, and individuals. |
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Living Archaeology Weekend 2008 Color Flyer (pdf format, 11.9 MB) Living Archaeology Weekend 2008 Black-and-White Flyer (pdf format, 440 KB) |