The Iroquois Museum in Schoharie County, NY will host “Early Technology Day” on Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 10 am until 4 pm. Visitors can watch and participate in the process of flint knapping (the ancient art of making chipped stone tools), fire making, cordage making, atlatl spear throwing, and early archery.
There will also be displays of projectile points, tools, and local archaeological finds from the Museum’s archaeology department. Think you’ve found an artifact? Bring it with you and the Museum’s experts will try to identify it.
The Iroquois Museum, at 324 Caverns Road in Howes Cave, NY, is an independent nonprofit cultural museum founded in 1981. It houses the largest collection of contemporary Iroquois art in the world and offers a window into Iroquois culture and history through archaeology, visual arts, and performing arts.
The 7,300 square-foot facility inspired by the traditional Iroquois longhouse presents changing and permanent exhibits, the Children’s Museum, and the Museum Shop, which features hand-crafted Iroquois art, silver, and leatherwork.
The museum is surrounded by a 45-acre Nature Park, two 19th-century log houses formerly on the Six Nations Reserve, and a 500-seat outdoor covered amphitheater.
Visit their website for more information.
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