Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Bus Tour of Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site

May 30 Near Asheville. Join the Exploring Joara Foundation and archaeologists Dr. David Moore (Warren Wilson College) and Dr. Tony Boudreaux (East Carolina University) on a tour of Town Creek Indian Mound and learn about the mound building Indians of the central Piedmont of North Carolina. While at Town Creek, participants will hear a lecture from Dr. Boudreaux, and tour the museum and the reconstructed site including the palisades, mound and temple, and mortuary buildings with Drs. Boudreaux and Moore.

The cost of the tour is $60 per person or $45 for members of the Exploring Joara Foundation. Participants can catch the bus at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa or in Morganton. Seats are limited. To reserve your spot on the tour, please send a $25 deposit to the Exploring Joara Foundation, PO Box 296, Morganton, NC 28680.

For tour schedule information or questions please contact David Moore at Warren Wilson College ( 828-771-2013) or Rachel Ammons at The Exploring Joara Foundation (828-439-2463). For more information on Town Creek see http://www.nchistoricsites.org/town/Town.htm.

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