[Bcma-l] Delta Museum & Archives Public Program November 3rd, 2007

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

For Immediate Release

 
Delta—October 16, 2007
 
Coming Events—Community Program at the Delta Museum and Archives
 
Children will discover the fascinating world of archaeology at the Delta
Museum and Archives on Saturday, November 3, 2007. Two sessions will be
offered. The afternoon session is reserved for Scouts.
 
Archaeology is a fascinating subject that sparks the imagination and
curiosity of many. Give your child the opportunity to explore archaeology by
getting their hands dirty. 
 
Boys and girls aged 8-11 will become archaeologists-in-training at the Delta
Museum and Archives (DMA). Using real tools and techniques to excavate a
mock dig, participants will identify artefacts and other features in the
archaeological record that can give clues about how people lived in the
past. The mock excavation will be indoors, and will be modeled after
excavations here in Delta.  The excavation bins will be layered with soil
and shell and as they excavate, kids will discover replicas of bone and
stone artefacts found in B.C. 
 
The archaeologists-in-training will also work in an archaeological
laboratory to learn how archaeologists care for and study artefacts after
they have been excavated. They will catalogue and measure their artefact,
and have to figure out how the object was used in the past.
 
Finally, the kids will be asked put their creativity to the test by
designing their own cave art.  Examples of the cave paintings from Lascaux,
France, will provide the needed inspiration. Visually stunning, the cave at
Lascaux, contains nearly 2000 images of animals that once roamed the
European plains about 15,000 years ago.
 
Two sessions will be offered, the morning, from 10 to Noon, is open to any
8-11 year-olds who would like to learn more about archaeology. 
 
The afternoon session, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., is reserved for Scouts. “We
wanted to present a program designed especially for scouts this year in
order to recognize and celebrate that 2007 is the 100th anniversary of
Scouting.  The program meets several of the main requirements for the Scouts
Archaeology Merit badge”, says DMA Program Coordinator, Shannon King. 
 
The program will be presented by DMA Program Coordinator, Shannon King, who
recently completed a Master of Arts Degree in Archaeology at Simon Fraser
University.  Her Masters research focuses on the small bone artefacts
excavated from three Nuu-chah-nulth archaeological sites on the west coast
of Vancouver Island. 
 
Cost is $7 per child aged 8-11, which includes all supplies.
Pre-registration required by calling (604) 946-9322. Space is very limited,
so please register early to avoid disappointment. The Delta Museum and
Archives is located in Ladner Village at 4858 Delta Street, Delta, BC, V4K
2T8.
 
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