Saturday Apr 7, 2018
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CDT
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Steele County History Center1700 Austin Rd
Owatonna, MN 55060
Stephan Kibler 507-451-1420
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The Steele County History Center will host the Gopher State Archeological Society and the largest annual artifact show in the region on Saturday, April 7th at 1700 Austin Road, Owatonna. This event is open to the public from 9 am to 3 pm and offers a fantastic opportunity to see many of the region?s largest and most complete private collections.
Many collections will feature personally found artifacts from Steele County and around the state. There will displays covering all time periods and a wide range of items from arrowheads to Native American Beadwork.
Our local archeological record spans 11,000 thousand years and items from Steele County dating back to the Paleo time period will be on display. Collectors from around the region will feature items such as stone arrowheads and knives, stone axes, copper tools and bone tools. More recent historical items such as fur trade artifacts, beadwork, baskets and Native American art will also be on display.
The intent of the show is to encourage communication and education among collectors, professional archeologists and the public. Tom Amble of the Gopher State Archeological Society said ?Every collector dreams of finding a Clovis point. They are over 11,000 years old and a prize of any collection. Yet collectors may not realize is that no undisturbed Minnesota Clovis site has ever been effectively researched and documented by our state archeologists. We want to raise awareness of issues like this among collectors so they know how important it may be to report a find.? Amble explains that other topics such as responsible and legal collecting and identifying fakes are discussed at every show.
Anyone interested in artifacts or local history will find the event to be a great way to spend an hour or the whole day. There will be items for sale or trade. If there are items you have found or that have been passed along in your family, bring them to the show. There will be a number of knowledgeable people on hand to give you some opinions as to what you have - is it 10,000 years old, 300 years old or possibly a modern replica?
For more information please click here https://www.steelehistorymuseum.org/
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