MINNESOTA

Minnesota Archaeology Week occurs for one week every May. For more information, contact your state archaeologist at the Fort Snelling History Center, or call: (612) 725-2411.

The Science Museum of Minnesota
The Science Museum of Minnesota offers classes in archaeology and palaeontology. The museum also has a Web site for kids and teachers called Mysteries on Catalhoyuk, at: http://www.smm.org/catal/. The Web site focuses on one of the world's oldest cities, a 9,000-year-old site in Turkey. For more information, call 651-221-9444, or visit the museum's website.

Mille Lacs Kathio
This state park and National Historic Landmark offers outdoor activities like cross country skiing, snowshoeing, birding, and camping. It is also one of Minnesota's prime archaeological spots with nineteen historic sites for visitors to explore. They include Native American habitations and burial sites that date from 3000 B.C. The visitor center offers historical information as well as guides to the park's many historic sites. Nature programs and park tours are offered throughout the year. Call the park office at 320 532-3523 to find out more. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/mille_lacs_kathio/index.html

The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum has exhibits with artifacts from people living in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as well as those form local Native American tribes. Get more information here: http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/

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