BLM celebrates International Archaeology Day at the Campbell Creek Science Center

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center is hosting a public event to celebrate International Archaeology Day on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 12:00 p.m. through 3:00 p.m. To host the event, BLM partnered with the Alaska Consortium of Zooarchaeologists, the Anchorage Museum at Rasmussen Center, University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Anthropology, the State of Alaska Office of History and Archaeology, and others.  

This year, the theme for the event is “Tools of Alaskans Past and Present.” This event is free and open to the public, with an open-house style format. Come try your hand at making paper bentwood hats, throwing spears using atlatls, using the tools of modern archaeologists, and much more! 

“We’re really looking forward to another International Archaeology Day celebration,” said BLM Acting Anchorage District Manager Jake Vialpando. “It’s a celebration of Alaska’s heritage, and it’s a great opportunity for people to learn more about our public lands and what makes Alaska so unique.”  

Before the open house, we have two events happening at 11:00 a.m.  

• Children aged 5-9 years old can sign up for the Junior Ranger: Archaeology program. Grab your digging tools and learn to explore like an archaeologist!  

• All ages can sign up for our last World War II interpretive walk of the year, to learn about the history of Campbell Tract.  

Make sure to register online for the Junior Ranger Program and the World War II walk. 

To learn more about this event and other events that are on the horizon at the science center, be sure to visit the Activity Calendar. For more information, please contact Campbell Creek Science Center at [email protected] or (907) 621-4602. 

-BLM- 

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