Can You Dig It? Children's Archaeology Program

Time: 1:00 pm til 2:30 pm

Location: Fort Mose

Description: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Fort Mose Historic State Park will host Can You Dig It? Children’s Archaeology Program in celebration of Florida Archaeology Month on Saturday, March 31, 2012.

Participants will learn more about the history of the Fort Mose site and explore how archaeology helped to provide a better understanding of the residents who inhabited the site. Children will have the opportunity to participate in two exciting hands on activities. This program will be held in the park’s visitor center.

The entrance fee into the park’s visitor center is $2 per person. Children six and under are free.

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Timucua!

Time: 2:00 pm til 4:00 pm

Location: Faver Dykes State Park, 1000 Faver Dykes Road, St. Augustine, FL

Description: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Faver-Dykes State Park will host Timucua!, a Native American program, on Saturday, March 31.

Join us for this unique, hands-on Native America experience and discover the life ways of the Timucuan Indians. Explore with an expert guide and enjoy stories about the Timucuans and the important role the river, forest and ocean played in their everyday lives. See a 1500s Timucuan Camp and experience the food, clothing and shelter of these amazing people first hand. Try your hand at throwing an atlatl or starting a fire using a bow and drill.

The program will be held on Saturday, March 31, at the Faver Dykes State Park picnic area. The program will be included in the regular park entrance fee of $5 per vehicle. For more information contact Melissa Kafel at 386-446-6783, or email Melissa.Kafel@dep.state.fl.us.

FPAN is posting this event as a courtesy, we will neither be hosting nor attending this event.