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Indiana Archaeology Awareness Month takes place in September. For more information, visit: www.in.gov/dnr/historic/archeomission.html

The Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA)
The office of the Indiana State Archaeologist has a number of fun and informative educational materials online. The DHPA archaeologists give presentations, provide training and stewardship courses, record sites, and much more. They also coordinate Indiana Archaeology Month, which is every September. During Archaeology Month, there are many opportunities to visit digs, hear lectures, and learn about and participate in archaeology. The office is the lead archaeological agency for Indiana. For more information, call 317-232-1646, or visit its Web site at: http://www.state.in.us/dnr/historic/.

The Indiana State Museum Education Department
The Indiana State Museum Education Department offers educational aids and programs for school-age children. These include an educational trunk on Ice Age animals with fossils, hands-on items, books, posters, and a reference manual. The museum also offers its Digging Through History Archaeology Camp for ages 9-13. There, campers will learn what it is like to be an archaeologist through hands-on activities. They can also explore Indiana's diverse cultures from the past 12,000 years. For more information, call 317-232-1637, or visit its Web site at: www.state.in.us/ism.

The Angel Mound State Historic Site
The Angel Mound State Historic Site is one of the best pre-contact Indian settlements in the U.S. It was inhabited from A.D. 900 to about 1450 by a Middle Mississippian culture and serves as host to various cultural events throughout the year. Native American Days is an educational interactive program usually held in September. Children can watch demonstrations and participate in various events. For more information, call 812-853-3956, or visit its Web site at: www.angelmounds.org/main.php

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, the largest children's museum in the world, hosts various hands-on activities in archaeology. Experience Dinosphere: Now You're in Their World is one of the largest displays of real juvenile and family dinosaur fossils in the United States. There is also a functioning Paleo Lab, hands-on dig, interactive stations and activities, and one of the finest collections of dinosaur art in the nation. For more information, call 317-334-3322, or visit its Web site at: www.ChildrensMuseum.org

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