Please join us for an exceptional program on Tuesday, November 12 when Dr. Erin Baxter, Curator of Anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS), will speak about the excavations she directed in City Park this past summer in City Park. A collaboration between DMNS and Denver Parks and Recreation, the excavations took place at five locations in City Park and yielded artifacts like an 1800’s pottery fragment and a pre-historic chipstone flake. High school students from underserved communities across Denver were recruited through DMNS’ Teen Science Scholars Program to serve as interns for the program. Under Dr. Baxter’s direction, students dug trenches and with the aid of ground penetrating radar were able to locate many interesting artifacts. The student who found the chipstone flake exclaimed, “At first I thought it was just some rock but to learn I had found something so amazing and beautiful made me so happy.” When asked what she’d be telling her friends about what she did last summer, she replied, “I’ll tell them I dug up and found a pre-historic flake.”
Students can apply for next year’s Teen Science program at DMNS by clicking https://dmns.org/about/teen-science-scholars.
Dr. Baxter will not only share this summer’s experiences in City Park but will also touch on some of her research and field projects in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Turkey, Bolivia, Ireland and Tunisia. Her current research interests include cannibalism, ancient withchcraft, the architecture of the Aztec ruins, Toriette Lakes Great Kiva, Magic Mountain and W.S. Ranch. Erin is a great story-teller and you will not want to miss her vivid descriptions and insights.
This will be an in-person program. Snacks and refreshments will be served. The CPFAN Board of Directors will meet after the program at 6:30 pm. and the public is encouraged to attend as we discuss our programs and activities for 2025.
There is parking behind Carla Madison accessed from 16th Avenue and York St.
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