HMSC celebrates International Archeology Day, Oct. 15

Harvard Museums of Science and Culture will celebrate International Archeology Day on October 15, 11AM-3PM at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology (11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge). Learn about archeology from graduate students:

  • 11AM-1PM: Jack Bishop will examine ancient stone tools for a glimpse into the early domestication of animals and the rise of agriculture in the Middle East.
  • 1PM-3PM: Mack FitzPatrick will explain how the ancient Inka of Peru (c. 1400–1532 CE) wrote with string and will show a working replica of a khipu knotted string record-keeping system.

This event is included with regular admission to the museum.