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I went to the Mammoth site when I was a teenager, and
I thought it was awesome. Admittedly, I'm a history
geek, but it's more of a hands-on site than I'd seen
most places. They do digs for five weeks in the
summer, and if my memory serves, they allow visitors
(including kids) to help with it.
Jessica
> -----Original Message-----
> There is a wonderful little museum in Hot Springs,
> South Dakota that has a
> wonderful little interactive for kids to do
> archaeology. The Mammoth Site
> had a large sandbox sectioned off so children could
> work in their own areas.
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> Inside each section was a bone or other artifact
> that the kids could look
> for. The museum supplied trowls, brushes and a
> brief description of the
> proper way of looking for artifacts in the ground.
> Their website is:
>
> http://www.mammothsite.com/
>
> I have not been to their museum for several years
> but each time I return
> they have many more creative ideas for the kids to
> enjoy.
>
> Mike Kassel
> Exhibits Curator
> Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum
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