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Flint Knapping Demonstration with Dr. Veronica Mraz

Aug 19, 2022

06:00 PM

22895 Lacey Trail, Keosauqua, IA 52565

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Have you ever wondered how an arrowhead was made? This is your chance! Join Veronica Mraz, Lithic Specialist, as she gives a brief overview of 12,000 years of human occupation in the Des Moines valley. Beginning with the end of the last ice age to first contact with Euro-Americans, Veronica will share about variety of human activity along the Des Moines River. Veronica will also cover the quarrying, manufacture, and use of chipped stone tools with a demonstration of flint knapping. This program will be held at the Beach House Lodge in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park.

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