2024
02
Mar
How Did People Make and Use Atlatls?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Make and Use Atlatls?
Create a replica atlatl and dart, mirroring tools used by hunters in the distant past.
Crafted from oak, following archaeological examples from the Southwe...
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2024
03
Feb
How Did People Haft a Knife?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Haft a Knife?
Explore the history of hafted knives inspired by Southwest traditions.
Learn hands-on techniques using pitch, sinew, and cordage to craft your knife.
All mater...
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2024
20
Jan
How Did People Make Stone Tools?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?
You will use ancient techniques and replica tools to create a stone projectile point.
Learn about the history of stone tools and their uses.
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2023
16
Dec
How Did People Etch Shell?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Etch Shell?
Learn how craftspeople working in the Hohokam tradition etched shells.
Unleash your creativity and carve your original design into a wax- or lac-covered shell surfac...
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2023
18
Nov
How Did People Carve Bone Tools?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Carve Bone Tools?
In this immersive class, you'll learn the techniques people used in the past to make tools from animal bones.
Practice your cutting skills to get the basic sha...
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2023
21
Oct
How Did People Make Stone & Shell Jewelry?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Make Stone & Shell Jewelry?
In this workshop, you'll learn to make jewelry with stone (argillite and steatite) or shell.
Master ancient techniques by using stone tools to sh...
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2023
16
Sep
How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?
Join us for an engaging Hands-On Archaeology class with ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer.
How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?
You will use ancient techniques and replica tools to create a stone projectile point.
Learn about the history of stone tools and their uses.
Explore...
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2022
03
Dec
How Did People Make Stone and Shell Jewelry?
In this class, we will make jewelry using the same kinds of stone tools people used in the past. Participants may choose to work with stone (argillite and steatite) or shell. Students will grind their items on sandstone slabs and drill holes with flaked-stone drills. We will use stone flakes to inci...
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2022
29
Oct
How Did People Make Etched Shell?
In this class, we will etch shells using similar methods as the Hohokam used in the past. Students will carve their original design into a wax or pitch-covered shell surface that we will submerge in an acidic solution. This solution will incise the designed exposed surface while the resin or pitch p...
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2022
01
Oct
How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?
Experience the ancient art of flintknapping. Join Allen Denoyer for his Hands-On Archaeology class, "How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?" In each of these beginner classes, you will use ancient techniques and replica tools to create a stone projectile point. You will also learn more about how p...
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2022
19
Mar
How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?
Experience the ancient art of flintknapping. Join Allen Denoyer for his Hands-On Archaeology class, "How Did People Make and Use Stone Tools?" In each of these beginner classes, you will use ancient techniques and replica tools to create a stone projectile point. You will also learn more about how p...
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2022
19
Feb
How Did People Make and Use Atlatls?
In this class, you will make a replica atlatl and an expedient dart. Hunters in the distant past used the atlatl to propel the dart and shaft. Patterned after archaeological examples known from the Southwest, our atlatls will be made of oak. Our darts will be very simple, so that participants have a...
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