April 13-15, 2012

The Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology's 83rd Annual Meeting
Holiday Inn, Clarion, PA

The theme will be "From East to West, Over the Hills and Through the Dales: Sifting Through Pennsylvania's Past". Students are encouraged to present and those presenting papers will have the meeting's registration fee waived. There will also be a Student Poster Session. Participants' abstracts need to be submitted by March 23, 2012. More information can be found at the The Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology website.

May 21 – June 1, 2012

Mock Excavations
Cedar Cliff High School, Camp Hill,PA

Mock excavations will be conducted again this year at Cedar Cliff High School. Last year students of Mr. Dan Reilly's AP History Class participated in a three week excavation of a simulated archaeological site. Through Mr. Reilly's hard work and with the assistance of professional archaeologists from the private sector as well as the State Museum of Pennsylvania, students learn a valuable multidisciplinary lesson using geology, biology, math, history and anthropology to hone their critical thinking skills and discover the joy of scientific discovery.

September 1–3, 2012

Kipona Festival
City Island, Harrisburg,PA

As in years past, the State Museum will have a stand on City Island during this year's Kipona Festival. The dugout canoe will be featured as well as artifacts recovered during years of excavation on City Island.

September 12 – October 7, 2012

Tours of Fort Hunter Excavation
Fort Hunter, Harrisburg,PA

Celebrate Archaeology Month at Fort Hunter! Join Archaeologists from the State Museum of Pennsylvania in conjunction with Dauphin County Parks & Recreation in their search for the location of the French & Indian War fort.

October 21, 2012

National Archaeology Day
Cabela's, Hamburg,PA

The Pennsylvania State Museum, Section of Archaeology, in conjunction with the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, will take the dugout canoe on the road again to celebrate National Archaeology Day.

October 31, 2012

Archaeology Day
East Wing Rotunda at the Capitol, Harrisburg,PA

October 31 is not only Halloween but it is also Archaeology Day in the East Wing Rotunda at the Capitol building in Harrisburg. The PHMC in conjunction with the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology and the Pennsylvania Archaeology Council invite you to visit us at the state capitol as we share a glimpse of Pennsylvania's rich heritage with artifact displays, interactive demonstrations for children and the presentation of an award to the public servent who has gone above and beyond their duty to protect Pennsylvania's heritage.

November 3, 2012

Annual Workshop in Archaeology

The Pennsylvania State Museum, along with the Project Archaeology Program, will be holding its Annual Workshop in Archaeology again this year. This all day program will feature guest speakers lecturing on a variety of topics having to do with Pennsylvania archaeology.