Event Details
Saturday, Oct 13, 2018
Volunteer Archaeology Lab
Time: 10:00 am til 12:00 pm
Location: Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center, 1800 Weedon Dr NE, St Pete
Description: Ever wonder what archaeologists do with all that stuff they dig up at archaeological sites once the fieldwork is finished? At the FPAN Volunteer Lab, you can come find out for yourself! Learn all about how artifacts and other archaeological material get processed in the laboratory so that we can use them to learn about the past. You will get the chance to sort through, identify, and wash artifacts and other material from real archaeological sites!
All ages are welcome to participate or observe, children 12 and under should be accompanied by an adult.
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FPAN is hosting this event.
Archaeology Talk: Woman the Toolmaker: Feminine Knowledge and Skill
Time: 1:00 pm til 3:00 pm
Location: Historic Spanish Point, 337 N. Tamiami Tr., Osprey, FL 34229
Description: Historic Spanish Point's Archaeology Lecture Series is back! Head to Spanish Point on Saturday, October 13th from 1:00-3:00 pm for a special presentation from Dr. Kathy Weedman Arthur of University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
Archaeological studies continue to describe Stone Age women’s labor as low-skilled, expedient, and homebound including their lithic technologies. This lecture reveals a detailed ethnographic study of African women who are skilled stone-knappers developing their expertise through long-term practice and apprenticeship. Women procure high-quality stone from long distances, produce formal tools with skill, and use their tools efficiently and effectively. This research serves as an alternative to the man-the-toolmaker model redefining Western naturalized gendered division of labor in craft production.
Tickets: $5 for Historic Spanish Point Members ($10 for future Members). Call (941) 966-5214 for tickets.
Interested in attending the full lecture series? Ask for the subscription rate!
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FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.
