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Archaeology Fair

August 23, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm CDT
Archaeology fair poster. Archaeology fair at Legacy of the Plains Museum. free event open to the public!! 23 Aug. Activities: friction fire making, flintknapping, arrow making, atlatl throwing, cordage, ochre hand-spray art, seed processing. Sponsored by Legacy of the Plains Museum and the Living Environment foundation with grant funding from Humanities Nebraska. Photos show children showing off arrows they made and a photo of children using their teeth to hold fibers while making cordage.

Meadowlark Hearth Living Environment Foundation is partnering with Legacy of the Plains Museum to bring an archaeology fair to Gering.

This free, family-friendly educational event will run from 11 am to 3 p.m., with guided tours being offered at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Activities will include: friction fire making, flintknapping, arrow making, atlatl throwing, cordage, ochre hand-spray art, seed processing.

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