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University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.— In partnership with the Ahtna Heritage Foundation of Alaska, the new exhibit “Archaeology on Ice” showcases unique archaeological materials discovered in melting ice patches at Alaska’s Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve. The exhibit is the culmination of a 10-year research project that has included collaborative fieldwork and interpretive support from the local Ahtna community. Spectacular artifacts found on ice patches include ancient hunting tools, a birch bark basket, and a variety of historic objects. (505) 277-4405, http://maxwellmuseum.unm.edu (October 3-March 2015)
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Bradenton, Fla.— “The Montague Talent Collection of Florida’s First Peoples Artifacts” became the founding collection of the South Florida Museum in 1946. At the time of his death in 1962, collector Montague Tallant had explored over 169 sites in Florida and amassed one of the world’s most comprehensive private collections of artifacts from the state’s earliest occupants. Most of Tallant’s collecting was done in the 1930s, and he amassed more than 5,000 items, including pottery dating back to a.d. 300; metal, bead, and shell artifacts, and stone tools. (941) 746-4131, www.southfloridamuseum.org (Long-term exhibit)
Upper Marlboro, Md.—Mount Calvert is one of the most significant historical and archaeological sites in Prince George’s County. Its rich archaeological and historical resources represent over 8,000 years of human culture and offer visitors a chance to see history being discovered during an active excavation. Come see archaeologists uncover an early colonial town, and an 18th- and 19th-century Prince George’s County tobacco plantation. The results of earlier excavations can be seen in the permanent exhibit “A Confluence of Three Cultures.” (301) 627-1286, http://history.pgparks.com/ sites_and_museums/Mount_Calvert_Historical_ and_Archaeological_Park (Permanent exhibit)
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Archaeology Southwest
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument and Salmon Ruins Museum
Aztec and Bloomfield, N.M.—The new interactive computer exhibit “Chaco’s Legacy: Ancient Migration in the Pueblo World” brings Puebloan society to life in a virtual guided tour spanning hundreds of years. Powered by interactive gaming technology, a new touch-screen experience developed by the nonprofit organization Archaeology Southwest lets visitors explore the rise and spread of a powerful ancient Southwestern Pueblo society in northwestern New Mexico’s remote Chaco Canyon. Users can tour part of the Chacoan world through time and space, interactively exploring eight monumental
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