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Marietta museum to host archaeology program Saturday

File Photo Tim Glover, left, and his daughter Emily Glover, middle, look over a stone held by Kaylee Henry, right, of Waterford, during last year’s “Digging the Past: Archaeology Day” at Campus Martius Museum.

MARIETTA — A look at Marietta’s history — and pre-history — will be available during the annual “Digging the Past — Archaeology Day” program from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Campus Martius Museum in Marietta.

Cost is regular museum admission of $7 for adults, $4 for students and free for children ages 5 and under.

The program will feature many new displays from private collections. Along with many prehistoric objects, several displays of materials recovered from 18th century native and military camps located in Ohio will be on display for the first time.

Throughout the day, several programs will be offered, including:

* Artifact Curation and Provenance: The Robert Harness Farm Collection

File Photo Aaron Ferguson, left, and Anne Glass, right, both of Athens, Ohio, look over an arrowhead collection at Campus Martius Museum during last year’s Archaeology Day program.

* Trade Silver and Glass Beads from Ohio Native Village Sites

* Archaeology meets Ethnology

For young archaeologists, Andrea Keller with Grave Creek Archaeology Complex at Moundsville, W.Va., and Glenna Hoff, Campus Martius Museum’s Education/Program Director, will be offering several hands-on activities, including simulated digs. Several flint nappers will be on hand demonstrating the skills that were necessary to stone tools. William Pickard, staff archaeologist from the Ohio History Connection, will be available throughout the day to identify objects the public can bring in their for examination.

Another upcoming event at Campus Martius Museum will be the Contemporary Gunmakers and Allied Artists Show from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 10.

Cost will be regular museum admission.

File Photo Kerry Blair, of Marietta, and his grandson Ethan Jones, left, of Beverly, speak with Brian Kesterson, right, of Parkersburg, during last year’s “Digging the Past: Archaeology Day” at Campus Martius Museum in Marietta.

From the first arrival of the Ohio Company settlers to present day, the local area has always been the forefront of quality craftsmanship. Firearms were an essential tool in everyday life and used not only for hunting but for competition shooting.

The makers of these longrifles took great pride in their workmanship in the same manner as today’s craftsmen do their work.

Campus Martius will feature the work of several dozen traditional gunmakers from around the Ohio Valley as well as several other craftsmen who work in the manner of the 18th and 19th centuries. Many of these artists are nationally recognized for their work which can be found in museums and private collections around the country.

Featured along with the gunmakers will be horn makers, hunting bag makers, leather workers, tinsmithing, cabinet making and other allied trades. For questions contact Bill Reynolds at 740-373-3750.

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