# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tot Time: Adventures in Archaeology!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 09:30 am – Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 10:30 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Tot Time is happening this month at Dickson Mounds!  Tots and their adults will have fun exploring, discovering, and learning about a different topic on the first Thursday of every month. 
 
This month’s program is all about archaeology and is presented by April Rothenbach, a Visitor Engagement Specialist at Dickson Mounds Museum. Participants will enjoy learning about how archaeologists work to better understand the past and what kinds of tools and technologies they use in their work. Tots and caretakers, expect to enjoy hands-on activities and crafts to take home!  

The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. and is free.  Registration is not required.  However, groups of 8 or more are encouraged to call the Museum at 309-547-3721 prior to the program date to ensure the availability of supplies.  Participants are welcome to enjoy the Museum exhibits after the program.  



Photo Credit: A drone photo, showing excavations of a house structure in an agricultural field at the Noble-Wieting site in 2019. Photo courtesy of John Lambert, Illinois State Archaeological Survey.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lewistown/tot-time-adventures-in-archaeology/200029978453525
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Lewistown
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 10956 N Dickson Mounds Rd, Lewistown, IL, United States, Illinois 61542
- **lat**: 40.35058
- **long**: -90.1158
- **full address**: 10956 N Dickson Mounds Rd, Lewistown, IL, United States, Illinois 61542

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Tot Time: Adventures in Archaeology! being held?
  - **A:** Tot Time: Adventures in Archaeology! takes place on Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 09:30 am to Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 10:30 am at 10956 N Dickson Mounds Rd, Lewistown, IL, United States, Illinois 61542.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Tot Time: Adventures in Archaeology!?
  - **A:** Tot Time: Adventures in Archaeology! is organized by Illinois State Museum-Dickson Mounds.

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