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New York State Museum archaeologists will host a free open house program highlighting their archaeological research at the Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park on Saturday, June 25 from 10:00am – 3:00pm. Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park is located in the Town of Colonie at 595 Broadway, Menands.

State Museum archaeologists are currently conducting excavations at Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park to learn more about how the land was used in the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries and how people of European, African, and Native American descent left their mark on the land in the form of artifacts and building foundations.  

The open house program will include: a brief tour of the area, a demonstration of advanced technologies being used to conduct excavations and analyze the findings, a tour of open excavation units, and a presentation of newly discovered artifacts to showcase what has been uncovered thus far.

The State Museum is a program of the New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education. Located at 222 Madison Avenue in Albany, the Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  It is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Admission is free. Further information about programs and events can be obtained by calling (518) 474-5877 or visiting the Museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

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