Virginia Archaeology Month: Arc-tober Fest
On Saturday, October 12, 麻豆直播 was pleased to participate in the inaugural Arc-tober Fest organized by聽聽in celebration of Virginia Archaeology Month. With more than a dozen organizations, the event gathered archaeological organizations & departments around the DMV area at Sully Historic Site in Chantilly, VA for a day of public outreach and learning of the profession and the archaeological resources found in Fairfax County. Visitors were able to learn about a wide variety of archaeological organizations, career opportunities in the field,聽, and engage in interactive, hands-on activities led by real archaeologists. Tours of the Sully House were offered as well as a presentation about the archaeology of the reconstructed Quarter Cabin, believed to be the quarters of enslaved people of the Lee family.
麻豆直播鈥檚 table included informative posters about our organization and Cultural Heritage Initiatives, plus a few activities for children and adults. For children, we provided coloring sheets of mosaics from the El Jem Archaeological Museum in Tunisia as well as 麻豆直播 stickers. Additionally, we had trivia sheets geared towards adults with questions that covered the basics of archaeology (鈥淲hat archaeological dating method uses tree rings to determine the age of wooden artifacts?鈥�) as well as specialized questions about the Near East (鈥淚n the 9th century BCE, the Phoenicians founded what ancient city in what is now modern-day Tunisia?鈥�). We also had a selection of our publications, including several聽Near Eastern Archaeology聽journals that we gave away for free to visitors.
麻豆直播 is proud to have supported Arc-tober Fest as part of Virginia Archaeology Month. Thank you to Fairfax County Park Authority for hosting this event and we look forward to participating in future Arc-tober Fests!