Archaeology

Members Lean Into Learning: Archaeology

Rachel Ormiston — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 17:56:56 +0000

Members Lean Into Learning: Archaeology Rachel Ormiston Wed, 04/27/2022 - 10:56

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Sunday, May 22
10 AM – 2 PM

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Sun, 05/22/2022 - 10:00

Join us in the Learning Lab! Burke members can participate in hands-on archaeology activities. Adults and kids will enjoy learning about artifacts from early Seattle and how they expand our knowledge of historic city life.

Located on Floor 2 of the Burke Museum, members are invited to stop in for members-only access during their visit. No advance registration required, we will check you in at the lab!

Interested in becoming a member?

Our membership team will be on site to chat about Burke membership benefits and help figure out which membership is the best fit for you.

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Archaeology

Add to Calendar 2022-05-22 10:00:00 2024-09-11 21:30:38 Members Lean Into Learning: Archaeology Burke Museum Burke Museum burweb@uw.edu America/Los_Angeles public

Sunday, May 22, 2022 - 10:00am - Sunday, May 22, 2022 - 2:00pm

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4303 Memorial Way NE
Seattle, WA, United States

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Rex Buck, Jr., appointed Archaeology Curatorial Associate

Andrea Godinez — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:11:41 +0000

Rex Buck, Jr., appointed Archaeology Curatorial Associate Andrea Godinez Fri, 01/28/2022 - 10:11

Engaging with Climate Change Through Cultural Practice

Rachel Ormiston — Wed, 19 May 2021 21:55:39 +0000

Engaging with Climate Change Through Cultural Practice Rachel Ormiston Wed, 05/19/2021 - 14:55

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Monday, June 14
5:30 PM PT

General admission: $5
FREE for Burke members
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Registration is required.

Mon, 06/14/2021 - 17:30

Join us for a conversation about how archaeology can be used to better understand climate change, and how we integrate tribal experience and understanding into everyday work. The program will be moderated by Sara Gonzalez, Burke Museum Curator of Archaeology, and feature David Harrelson, Briece Edwards, and other members from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.

More about the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde have a long-term relationship with climate changes. Through archaeological records, oral histories, and cultural practices, there is a readily identified baseline of information of response and reliance throughout these changes. The Tribe recognizes its responsibility as stewards of cultural and natural resources throughout its 14 million acres of ancestral and ceded home lands and necessity to identify and engage with the changes of today and tomorrow. The office is situated to work with agencies, institutes, universities, and individuals as they invest in their own actions and needs related to these ensuing changes.

Add to Calendar 2021-06-14 17:30:00 2024-09-11 21:30:38 Engaging with Climate Change Through Cultural Practice Burke Museum Burke Museum burweb@uw.edu America/Los_Angeles public

Monday, Jun 14, 2021 - 5:30pm

Dr. Sara L. Gonzalez Joins Burke Museum as New Curator of Archaeology

Andrea Godinez — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:59:18 +0000

Dr. Sara L. Gonzalez Joins Burke Museum as New Curator of Archaeology Andrea Godinez Fri, 08/14/2020 - 11:59

Archaeology Mini-Exhibit: Uncovering Pacific Pasts

Timothy Kenney — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 01:40:15 +0000

Archaeology Mini-Exhibit: Uncovering Pacific Pasts Timothy Kenney Wed, 03/04/2020 - 17:40

Archaeology Inside the Glass

Cathy Morris — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 20:40:04 +0000

Archaeology Inside the Glass Cathy Morris Mon, 11/04/2019 - 12:40

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Saturday, December 14
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

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Thu, 11/07/2019 - 16:30

Archaeology Workroom Inside the Glass

Step inside the Archaeology Collection Workroom doors to chat with research staff and volunteers working with collections.

Saturday, December 14: Staff will be using XRF (X-ray fluorescence) to analyze the elemental composition of obsidian, metal, and glass objects. XRF analysis can help archaeologists source geological material used to make an object, which can say something about territorial and ethnic boundaries, the location of trails and travel routes, cultural preferences for a particular material, or the presence of trade and exchange systems. It can also tell us how craftspeople of the past intentionally chose properties involved in creating works of metal and glass.

Please note: In-person object identification is only available by prior appointment. If you have an object you would like identified, please submit a request through the Object Identification Request Form.

Photo: Cathy Morris/Burke Museum

Step inside the workroom and chat with research staff and volunteers working with collections.

Archaeology

Add to Calendar 2019-11-07 16:30:00 2024-09-11 21:30:39 Archaeology Inside the Glass Burke Museum Burke Museum burweb@uw.edu America/Los_Angeles public

Photo: Cathy Morris/Burke Museum

Saturday, Dec 14, 2019 - 10:30am - Saturday, Dec 14, 2019 - 1:30pm

Launching the Coast Salish s.dəxʷìł canoe

Peter Lape — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:48:03 +0000

Launching the Coast Salish s.dəxʷìł canoe Peter Lape Mon, 10/28/2019 - 11:48

Archaeology Open Door

Cathy Morris — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:33:57 +0000

Archaeology Open Door Cathy Morris Thu, 10/17/2019 - 15:33

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Saturday & Sunday
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Open Doors

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Included with Admission

Archaeology Open Door

Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke’s visible collections storage, labs and workrooms on the weekends. Every Saturday and Sunday, the Archaeology Collections Workroom door is open so you can chat with staff and volunteers working with collections.

The Archaeology Collections Workroom is located on Floor 3 of the Burke Museum. Plan your visit!

Photo: Andrew Waits

Every Saturday and Sunday, the Archaeology Collections Workroom door is open so you can chat with staff and volunteers working with collections.

Photo: Timothy Kenney/Burke Museum

Every Saturday and Sunday, the Archaeology Collections Workroom door is open so you can chat with staff and volunteers working with collections.

Archaeology

Add to Calendar 2024-09-11 21:30:39 2024-09-11 21:30:39 Archaeology Open Door Burke Museum Burke Museum burweb@uw.edu America/Los_Angeles public

Photo: Andrew Waits

Thursday, Mar 5, 2020 - 10:30am - Thursday, Mar 5, 2020 - 1:30pm

Saturday, Mar 7, 2020 - 10:30am - Saturday, Mar 7, 2020 - 1:30pm

Sunday, Mar 8, 2020 - 10:30am - Sunday, Mar 8, 2020 - 1:30pm

Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Burke Museum

Burke Museum — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 07:12:10 +0000

Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Burke Museum Burke Museum Wed, 10/16/2019 - 00:12

Our Material World

Cathy Morris — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 06:13:49 +0000

Our Material World

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Cathy Morris Mon, 09/16/2019 - 23:13

From the food we put in our bodies to the furniture we put in our homes, human life is shaped by “stuff” all around us—and our stuff reveals surprising truths about our lives.

There’s a story in all our stuff—even the garbage we leave behind. Archaeologists study this material culture, and use it to understand people and cultures of the past.

Find out what happens when we throw our stuff away, when archaeologists do (or don’t) dig, how Native peoples across Washington state are using the archaeological record to revitalize traditional food practices today, and more in the Our Material World gallery.

Floor 3, Archaeology

"Culture serves to differentiate us as unique, discrete societies with our own sets of beliefs and traditions, but it also brings us together under the shared sign of what it means to be human."

Co-Curator Dr. Marata Tamaira, Māori (Ngāti Tūwharetoa Tribe)

Photo: Andrew Waits

Human life is shaped by “stuff” all around us—and our stuff reveals surprising truths about our lives.

Photo: Cathy Morris/Burke Museum

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