In-Person Event: Artifact Identification Day

Offsite: Avon Senior Center 635 West Avon Rd., Avon, Connecticut

Bring your artifacts for identification! Free event, open to the public. Presented by archaeologists and volunteers of the Institute of American Indian Studies, Washington, CT and Friends of the Office of State Archaeology (FOSA). Paul Wegner, Co-Director; Craig Nelson, Member and Secretary of the Board of Trustees; Nancy Najarian, Collections Volunteer The Institute will have […]

Unearthing History: 2023 Virtual Lecture #4: Paleo-Indian Sites, Site Patterning and Travel Corridors along the Southern Arm of the Champlain Sea

Online (Zoom)

Unearthing History: The discovery of a 12,500 year old Paleo-Indian site along the Farmington River in Avon. Join us for a virtual series of lectures, sponsored by a grant from the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee that will cover the many aspects of archaeology, with a focus on the Brian D. […]

Unearthing History: 2023 Virtual Lecture #5: Update on the Brian D. Jones site in Avon, CT since discovery in 2019

Online (Zoom)

Unearthing History: The discovery of a 12,500 year old Paleo-Indian site along the Farmington River in Avon. Join us for a virtual series of lectures, sponsored by a grant from the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee that will cover the many aspects of archaeology, with a focus on the Brian D. […]