Boy Scout Archaeology Merit Badge Workshop

Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology again offers its popular Boy Scout Archaeology Merit Badge Workshop, and early registration is requested. Sessions are held on two consecutive Saturdays.

 

The badge workshops are Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 at the museum. The cost is $5 per scout, and a troop leader must be present. Sessions are held at the museum, Old Main, Room 252.

 

The workshops meet all requirements for the archaeology badge. Activities include an archaeological dig and a segment where participants can learn about, then practice, pre-historic Native American skills.

 

“This is a great opportunity for scouts to meet all their requirements in a short amount of time,’ said program coordinator Aurora Wallis. “The format for the fall workshop is different from our previous workshops so we can accommodate more scouts.”

 

Scouts can choose one of two sessions; one from 9 a.m. to noon and a second from 1-4 p.m. Scouts must participate both Saturdays to meet all requirements. Entire troops or individual scouts are welcome.

 

Interested scouts and troops should call the museum to register, (435) 797-7545, no later than Friday, Oct. 1.

 

The merit badge workshops Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 take the place of the museum’s regularly offered “Saturdays at the Museum” series.

 

In addition to its Saturday program hours, the Museum of Anthropology is open to USU students and members of the public six days a week, with regular hours Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For Saturday activities, free parking is available in the adjacent lot, south of the building.

 

The USU Museum of Anthropology is on the USU campus in the south turret of the historic Old Main building, Room 252.

 

Funding for Saturday events is provided by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. More information about the IMLS is available online.

 

For more information about this event, call museum staff at (435) 797-7545 or visit the museum website.

 

The Museum of Anthropology is part of the Anthropology Program at USU.

 

 

Source: Museum of Anthropology