The Museum Expedition, sponsored by the Alabama Museum of Natural History, offers a unique summer field experience for middle and high school students as well as the general public. In an effort to provide hands-on scientific field research in the areas of paleontology, archeology, and practical ecology the Museum Expedition was designed to offer the participant an opportunity to work side by side with professional researchers on an actual field project.
Founded in 1979, the Expedition has gone to many different sites in Alabama and Mississippi, from the fossil rich black belt region to the bluff shelters of the Tennessee River Valley, from historic archeology at the ghost town of Old Cahawba to Native American mounds near the mighty Mississippi River.
Operating from a large tent camp in remote settings, the Expedition offers participants a chance to experience scientific research in much the same way it would have been carried out 60 years ago. With only a generator for electricity at night and a water tank to provide the only running water in camp, the participants learn to experience a way of life from a much simpler era.
Founded in 1979, the Expedition has gone to many different sites in Alabama and Mississippi, from the fossil rich black belt region to the bluff shelters of the Tennessee River Valley, from historic archeology at the ghost town of Old Cahawba to Native American mounds near the mighty Mississippi River.
Operating from a large tent camp in remote settings, the Expedition offers participants a chance to experience scientific research in much the same way it would have been carried out 60 years ago. With only a generator for electricity at night and a water tank to provide the only running water in camp, the participants learn to experience a way of life from a much simpler era.
