It was a day of history and hands-on learning as the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service and Susanville Indian Rancheria hosted the annual Archaeology Day Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Hobo Camp Day Use Area. Here, Greyson McElrath-Head, 9, learns how to throw a spear with an atlatl. Photos by Makenzie Davis
Raymond and Jaycee Whitlock, 4, learn excavation techniques during the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service and Susanville Indian Rancheria’s annual Archaeology Day Saturday, Oct. 5.
Along with atlatl mastering, excavating and gaining knowledge of local plants and animals, attendees at the annual Archaeology Day at the Hobo Camp Day Use Area mastered the art of creating duck decoys out of tule. Jen Rovanpera, an archeologist from the BLM Applegate Field Office, teaches Audrey, 3, left, Beatrice and Liam Parham, 6, how to construct the decoys.
