Delaware Archaeology Museum - Dover, Delaware

 

Delaware Archaeology Museum - Dover, Delaware

Take a trip back for 11,000 years of Delaware archaeological history at the museum.  There are artifacts from the last ice age in North America to the 20^th century.  There are Native American arrowheads, ceramics, and other stone and bone tools.  Then on to the glass and personal objects used in Delaware during the 17-20^th centuries.

Archaeology involves a great deal more than just digging in the dirt, it involves careful planning and the development of questions about the human past.  Archaeologists then set about answering these questions by examining places containing the remains of our past.

This museums exhibits present a multi-faceted approach to the study of the human past such as the findings of anthropologists, osteologists (bone analysts), geologists, physical anthropologists, botanists, and many other scientific disciplines used in the identification and analysis of the archaeological record.

Location: 316 Governors Ave., Dover, Delaware 19901

Contact: Phone – 302-739-4266 or email Stacey.johnson@state.de.us

Hours: Monday – Saturday 9 – 4:30 and Sunday 1:30 – 4:30.  Open most state holidays.  Call to confirm, hours subject to change.

Admission: Free

Parking: Free behind the museum in the lot at Bank Lane and New St.

Accessible to people with disabilities.

Tours of the museum are available throughout the day.  Tours for large groups require prior arrangement.