[MassHistPres] October is Massachusetts Archaeology Month!

[Steinitz, Michael (SEC)]

You are invited to participate in Massachusetts Archaeology Month, October 2014.  This year's annual celebration includes 93 events taking place in communities across the Commonwealth.  Archaeology Month field trips, site visits, lectures and behind-the-scenes tours all provide enjoyable opportunities to learn more about the methods of archaeologists and the results of their research in unlocking the mysteries of the past in Massachusetts and around the world.  Event listings, a downloadable Archaeology Month event calendar (with a year-round reference guide), and the 2014 Archaeology Month poster are all available at: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcarch/archmonthintro.htm    Check out the many nearby opportunities for new explorations of the past!

And armchair archaeologists are invited to explore the MHC's new "Archaeological Exhibits Online" web page at: www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcarchexhibitsonline/<http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcarchexhibitsonline/> featuring exciting collections of artifacts, illustrations, and site summaries of some of the most significant archaeological excavations conducted in Massachusetts in recent years.



Michael Steinitz

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer

Director, Preservation Planning Division

Massachusetts Historical Commission

220 Morrissey Boulevard

Boston, Massachusetts 02125

617-727-8470

617-727-5128 (fax)

michael.steinitz at state.ma.us



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