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For Immediate Release
Archaeologists Explore Historic Pickawillany
Visitors to Site Experience Field School "Dig" July 24, 30
(PIQUA, OH July 16, 2008) – The Ohio Historical Society and the Piqua Historical Area are offering an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for visitors to experience an archaeological "dig" and learn about Pickawillany, an 18th-century Miami Indian village.
From July 21-31, a field school on the Pickawillany site, near the Piqua Historical Area, will be excavating the site of the first large British trading post in the Ohio country. Working together on the project will be OHS archaeologists Bill Pickard and Linda Pansing along with students from Hocking Technical College in Nelsonville, Ohio.
FOn July 24 and July 30, the site will be open to visitors, giving them an opportunity to see the work in progress as well as speak with those who are actually conducting the excavation. This is the very first large-scale professional look at this important part of Ohio and America’s early history.
FVisitors who wish to tour the site will be transported by canal boat to a point just a short walk from the field school site. The boat will leave the main dock at 12:30 p.m. both days and visitors will be able to spend about one hour exploring the site before being brought back by canal boat to the museum at Piqua Historical Area.
FRegular site admission of $8 for adults and $4 for students will apply. AAA and senior discounts are honored and children 5 and under are admitted at no charge along with members of both the Ohio Historical Society and Piqua Friends Council.
FThe Piqua Historical Area is on North Hardin Road just off of State Route 66, 3 1/2 miles northwest of Piqua in Miami County.
The Ohio Historical Society is a private, nonprofit organization that serves as the state’s partner in preserving and interpreting Ohio’s history, archaeology and natural history. For more information about programs and events, including National History Day, visit www.ohiohistory.org.
Media contact: Kim Schuette: 614.297.2314 or kschuette@ohiohistory.org
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