The University of Wyoming is hosting an open house at the Hell Gap dig site northeast of Guernsey. The public is encouraged to attend and bring artifacts they may have for evaluations by some of the leading archaeology people in the state.
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GOSHEN COUNTY--Hell Gap National Historic Landmark will host a public Open House July 13-14, on the site northeast of Guernsey, Wyo., on Whalen Canyon Rd. The day’s events will be hosted by Marcel Kornfeld and Mary Lou Larson, professors of anthropology at the University of Wyoming, along with students in the UW Advanced Field School.
Archaeological research has been on-going at the Paleoindian site since it was discovered in the 1960s by area residents Jim Duguid and Malcolm McKnight. The property was purchased in the 1980s through the efforts of several private individuals, as well as the Wyoming Archaeological Foundation, and has hosted visitors and researchers from around world. Numerous artifacts from 8,000-11,000 year-old campsites have been uncovered.
The Open House, which will run 8 a.m.- 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.- 4 p.m., will also feature an Artifact Road Show.