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Tot Time: Adventures in Archaeology
- 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road
- Lewistown, Illinois 61542
Tot Time is happening this month at Dickson Mounds! Tots and their adults will have fun exploring, discovering, and learning about a different topic on the first Thursday of every month.
This month’s program is all about archaeology and is presented by April Rothenbach, a Visitor Engagement Specialist at Dickson Mounds Museum. Participants will enjoy learning about how archaeologists work to better understand the past and what kinds of tools and technologies they use in their work. Tots and caretakers, expect to enjoy hands-on activities and crafts to take home!
The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. and is free. Registration is not required. However, groups of 8 or more are encouraged to call the Museum at 309-547-3721 prior to the program date to ensure the availability of supplies. Participants are welcome to enjoy the Museum exhibits after the program.
Alt Text: A drone photo, showing excavations of a house structure in an agricultural field at the Noble-Wieting site in 2019. The photo includes an archaeologist spraying the soil with water for photography and features some of the gear used in the excavation including tools, buckets, tents, tarps, and screening tables. Photo courtesy of John Lambert, Illinois State Archaeological Survey.