KENTUCKY
Behringer-Crawford Museum
The Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington is a regional history museum that focuses on Northern Kentucky's natural, cultural, and artistic history. The museum offers The Junior Curator Program in Archaeology, which has been teaching youth, ages 11-16, the principles of archaeology through hands-on digs since 1981. For more information, call 859-491-4003, or visit its Web site at:www.bcmuseum.org/.
Kentucky History Center
The Kentucky History Center offers a number of exhibits including A Kentucky Journey, which focuses on Kentucky's heritage. This exhibit uses more than 3,000 artifacts to bring the state's glorious past to the present. This walk through time boasts life-size environments, state-of-the art technology, and 14 interactive displays. For more information, call 502-564-1792, or visit its Web site at:http://history.ky.gov/.
Farnsley Moremen Landing
At the Farnsley Moremen Landing in Riverside, teachers can bring their classes to participate in the award-winning Building Blocks of History program, a full-day field trip experience that combines hands-on historical archaeology with a brick-making activity and a tour of an 1837 home. The program is offered from late September through early November, and again from late March through mid-May. The cost is $6 per student. For more information, call 502-935-6809 or visit: www.riverside-landing.org/.
Kentucky Archaeological Survey
The Kentucky Archaeological Survey's Web page, which is part of the Kentucky Heritage Council's site, includes news, upcoming events, information about Kentucky prehistory, ongoing projects, publications, and a True-False quiz that tests knowledge of Kentucky prehistory. For more information, visit its Web site at: http://heritage.ky.gov/kas/.
William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology
The Web site for the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology has information, images, and activities about Kentucky's prehistoric and historic past as told through archaeology. Tours for school groups are available as well. For more information, visit its Web site here.
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