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Archaeology Day

The L. A. Brennan, Lower Hudson Chapter 

of the NYS Archaeological Association is hosting 




Archaeology Day 


Sunday, October 20, 2013 

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1:00 to 4:00 pm 

Nature Center, Croton Point Park 


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Historic Archaeology in the Lower Hudson Valley: 




2:00 to 3:00 pm 




Professional Archaeologist Dr. Eugene Boesch will discuss some interesting 


seventeenth and eighteenth century historic archaeological sites in New York 


City and Westchester. 




Dr. Boesch is a supervising archaeologist on the L.A.B. Lower Hudson Chap- 


ter NYSAA project at the St. George’s site in Mt. Kisco and has undertaken 


archaeological investigations in the Hudson Valley area for over 30 years. 





Native Technologies: 




1:00 to 2:00 pm; 3:00 to 4:00 pm 




Barry Keegan has worked in the field of living archaeology since 1991: flint 


knapping stone knives and points, demonstrating 9 ways to make friction fire, 


teaching the oldest methods of survival from edible plants, tanning hides and 


much more. He will demonstrate some of the technologies from a vanishing 


way of life, as well as hold a workshop on flint knapping during this event. 





St. George’s Site in Mt. Kisco: 




1:00 to 4:00 pm 




Come and find out about the fascinating history of our current excavation 


project, the “St. George’s Site,” in Mt. Kisco. Its lively history includes Native 


Americans, Colonial farming, the Revolutionary War, and it was the site of 


2 churches. Hear about our progress on this project, and see some of the ar- 


tifacts we have found. View the display boards and ask questions throughout 


the event. 





There will be a Book Sale; Artifact Identification; and Open Library 










Visit our website at: www.lablhc.org 

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