At this academic/science camp, middle school students learn excavation and lab techniques, then work with our archaeologists. You’ll dig at a real archaeological site where ancestral Pueblo people lived nearly a 1,000 years ago. You’ll also wash, catalog, and analyze ancient artifacts in the lab.
At archaeology camp you’ll also learn about American Indian cultures, past and present. Explore the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Find out what it’s like to weave on a loom, throw a wooden spear with an atlatl, and make fire with a bow drill.
In 2015 USA Today named our archaeology summer camps one of the 10 best adventure camps for kids.
