Help Celebrate Archaeology Day at the Burke Museum

Archaeology Day Saturday, January 4 2014, 10 am to 4 pm Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture How did humans live in the past? What tools did they make, and how did they make them? What was going on in Puget Sound 40, 400, and 4,000 years ago? Find out for yourself at Archaeology Day - a day-long celebration of us - the humans! Activities include:

• See demonstrations of how stone tools are made
• Throw an atlatl (a spear throwing tool) and see if you can catch the dinner the old fashioned way
• Examine ancient Peruvian textiles on display for the first time - including delicate textiles that are over one-thousand-years-old
• Get close to artifacts found in our very own Puget Sound region
• Make hands-on archaeology themed crafts
• Visit with Roman reenactors and find out what life was like for warriors in ancient Rome
• Map the shipwrecks of Lake Union with The Center for Wooden Boats
• Discover how archaeologists can learn from studying trash

Archaeology Day is a special, one-day only annual event and is included with museum admission; FREE for Burke members or with UW ID. The Burke Museum is located on the University of Washington campus at the corner of NE 45th and 17th Ave. NE.  Hours are 10 am to 5 pm daily and until 8 pm on first Thursdays. Admission: $10 general, $8 senior, $7.50 student/youth. Admission is free to the public on the first Thursday of each month. Prorated parking fees are $15 and partially refundable upon exit if paid in cash. Call 206-543-5590 or visit www.burkemuseum.org. The Burke Museum is an American Alliance of Museums-accredited museum.