40th Annual Archeology Awareness Weekend - Mitchell

Jun 8, 2024 - Jun 9, 2024

Watch our archaeological team as they continue to uncover mysteries from the past at our 1,000 year-old Native American village; learn how early projectile points and other tools and weapons were made; test your hunting skills as you learn how to throw a spear using the ancient atlatl. Children can dig for free arrowheads; learn how to play games once played by the ancestors of today's Lakota; make pottery just like our Villagers did a thousand years ago! Walk through a full size reconstruction of an earthen lodge. Listen to storytellers and more. Shop our amazing gift shop. Have fun!!

 

 

Watch our archaeological team as they continue to uncover mysteries from the past at our 1,000 year-old Native American village; learn how early projectile points and other tools and weapons were made; test your hunting skills as you learn how to throw a spear using the ancient atlatl. Children can dig for free arrowheads; learn how to play games once played by the ancestors of today's Lakota; make ...

Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village