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December 9, 2022

Through the Eyes of a Child

By Linda Pansing, Curator of Archaeology This holiday season we thought you’d enjoy hearing about an encounter we had with a 7 year old who recently visited the museum in Columbus during a special event. She came by our table filled with stone pestles, pieces of pottery, bone tools, granite celts and chert projectile points; […]

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July 8, 2022

Treasures of Archaeology

Today, the blog is taking a different turn.  Instead of talking about all of the wonderful things we have in the collections, we’re going to focus on some true treasures; our volunteers and interns! First off is…   Mary Lou DiDonato Her journey to volunteerism started in 1980 with an impromptu visit to the museum […]

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April 9, 2022

Calling All Adventurers: Shipwrecks to Snorkel in Lake Erie

Even though Lake Erie is the smallest of the Great Lakes, it is home to the largest number of shipwrecks – nearly 2,000! Almost 50 shipwrecks are located near Kelleys Island.

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February 8, 2022

2022 Newark Earthworks Open House Dates

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February 7, 2022

Meet Marie Swartz, the newest archaeology curator at Ohio History Connection

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October 25, 2021

Ohio’s Indigenous History is Part of Everyone’s History

November is National Native American Heritage Month. Dr. Brad Lepper highlights some of the achievements of Ohio's indigenous history.

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May 25, 2021

​Archaeologists love trash! Why?

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February 26, 2021

Hopewell earthworks tell only part of this amazing ancient American Indian story

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November 30, 2020

Denison Student Tells the Story of the Newark Earthworks in a Journalistic Comic

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October 17, 2020

International Archaeology Day

Presented by Ohio Archaeology Month Virtual.