Maine Archaeology Events
| Who Are We ? The Maine Archaeological Society (MAS), founded in 1956, is the statewide organization for anyone with an interest in Maine archaeology. Its membership includes amateur and professional archaeologists, as well as people who just want to learn more about the subject. We are involved in many aspects of public education and outreach about the science of archaeology. In fact, our mission statement sums up our philosophy: "The Maine Archaeological Society shall promote archaeological awareness through education, and publication, and encourage archaeological conservation". For tax-deductible donations to aid in bringing Maine Archaeology Month to a broader audience and to help save the past for the future, please send a check or money order to: The Maine Archaeological
Society, Inc. The MAS is a non-profit, (501)(c)(3) organization. To find out more about the Society or for information about Archaeology Month, contact us at the address listed above. Additionally, watch your local newspapers and television for updated listings of events happening throughout the month of October. |
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| Ongoing Events | |
| Old Berwick Historical Society /
Counting House Museum Main and Liberty Streets South Berwick |
A
community museum based in a ca.1830 cotton mill building. Exhibits include artifacts from
the archaeological excavation of the Humphry Chadbourne homesite, ca. 1643-1690 A.D.,
excavated by Dr. Emerson Baker, PhD. For current information visit www.obhs.net or call 207-384-0000. |
| The Abbe Museum 26 Mount Desert Street Bar Harbor (across from the Harbor's Village Green) |
The
museum houses almost all of the excavated archaeological collections from the Frenchman
and Blue Hill Bay areas and serves as a major repository for Native American artifacts. For current information visit the Abbe on the web at www.abbemuseum.org or call 207-288-3519. |
| Hudson Museum Maine Center For The Arts University of Maine, Orono |
The
museum's exhibits and programs explore anthropology as the study of humans and their
reliance on culture. Permanent exhibits feature Native people of Maine, the Arctic,
Southwest and Northwest Coast, also Prehispanic Mesoamerica, Oceana, Africa and Panama. For current information visit www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum or call 207-581-1901. |
| The Maine State Museum Statehouse Complex Augusta |
For current information visit www.state.me.us/museum or call 207-287-2301. |
| L.C. Bates Museum Route 201 Hinckley |
The
L.C. Bates Museum is an early 20th century natural history and cultural museum. Exhibits
include Maine natural history, Americana, art, ethnology, marine life, minerals and more.
The museum houses the John Hill Archaeology Room which contains many Maine prehistoric
tools. The museum has a basket collection of both birchbark and ash materials on display.
The museum also creates and hosts temporary exhibits and features artists' symposiums that
relate to these exhibits. Saturdays feature children's workshops in the Children's Room.
There are outreach and in-house Natural History and Maine History programs as well as
thematic birthday parties. The museum has ongoing school programs about archaeology. Stop
in or call for a listing of available programs for schools, scouts, and other
organizations. For current information visit www.gwh.org/museum/museum.htm or call 207-238-4250. |
| Old Fort Western National
Historic Site Augusta |
Old
Fort Western, on the east bank of the Kennebec River in downtown Augusta, served as a
military outpost from 1754 to 1766, was Augusta's first store, 1766 to 1812, and housed
William and Samuel Howard, Augusta's leading merchants, farmers, shipbuilders, mariners,
and millers, and their families, 1770 to 1810. Owned by the city of Augusta since 1922,
the Fort offers a large range of hands-on workshops for school age children and adults. For current information visit www.oldfortwestern.org or call 207-626-2385. |
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