Indiana Archaeology Month starts Thursday – Seymour Tribune

Gov. Eric Holcomb just lately declared Thursday to be Indiana Archaeology Month Kickoff Day.

All month lengthy, Hoosier historical past buffs can meet archaeologists and be taught in regards to the state’s previous.

A wide range of occasions for all ages shall be supplied by universities, museums, organizations and people. The Indiana Division of Pure Sources Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology coordinates the actions. A schedule of occasions is at on.in.gov/archaeologymonth.

“Archaeology tells us in regards to the previous, but it surely additionally helps us work out extra about ourselves immediately and what we could be like sooner or later,” mentioned Dan Bortner, DNR director and state historic preservation officer.

This yr’s commemorative poster focuses on the range of Indiana’s late precontact ceramics. The ceramics of the interval (1000 to 1500 CE) of Indiana point out Native American teams weren’t static however had been numerous, dynamic and sophisticated.

“Archaeologists look at the completely different ornamental kinds of pottery to interpret shifting actions and cultural interactions of individuals via time in areas that will turn out to be Indiana and the Midwest,” state Archaeologist Amy Johnson mentioned.

The poster and an in-depth dialogue of the design can be found at on.in.gov/archaeologymonth.

Archaeologists have recorded greater than 75,000 websites in Indiana because the early 1800s, serving to form public understanding of the precontact and historic individuals who additionally referred to as the land we now name Indiana dwelling.