Lafayette Learns: Ancient Stone Tools of Boulder Valley - The Mahaffy Cache
Adults and older teens - join us for Lafayette Learns, a monthly program that allows community members to expand their minds with informative programs. This month we welcome Jim Hakala, Senior Educator at the CU Museum of Natural History, in a program that explores the science behind the collection of 80+ stone tools – known as the Mahaffy Cache – found in a Boulder yard just ½ mile from the CU Museum.
- Date:
- Thursday, September 7, 2023 Show more dates
- Time:
- 6:30PM - 8:00PM
- Location:
- Meeting Room
- Campus:
- Lafayette Library
- Audience:
- 18 and Over
- Categories:
- *Workshop or Lecture Adults
More about the Exhibit
"Unearthed: Ancient Life in the Boulder Valley" is an exhibit at the CU Boulder Museum of Natural History that features a collection of 80+ stone tools found in a Boulder yard. The artifacts were studied by CU Boulder Professor of Archaeology Doug Bamforth, Ph.D. and date to approximately 13,000 years ago near the end of the last ice age. Visit the CU Museum of Natural History for exhibit information.