Artifact Show & Tell at studio 116 Saturday

Archeologist Jason Mann will present an Artifact Show and Tell program from 2 until 4 p.m. Saturday at studio 116 in downtown Brundidge.

The program will focus on the tribal groups that lived in the Pike County area.

Mann is director of archeological research at Troy University and a lecturer on anthropology.

“Studio 116 is excited to offer this program,” said Chris Rich, studio 116 owner. “Jason will present a short program about the indigenous people of this area and will bring artifacts found in the area.

“Those who have artifacts from the area, such as arrow heads and pottery shards, and are curious about their origin are encouraged to bring them. Jason will be able to tell them about the history of the pieces and the people who created them.”

The Creeks were the largest, most important Indian group living in Alabama. They called themselves, “People of the One Fire.” The English traders called them “Creeks” because their villages were built primarily along creeks and rivers. The Muskogee (Creek) tribes occupied southeast Alabama until they were driven out in the 1820s.

Rich said many people in the Pike County area have unearthed arrowheads, spear points and pottery shards in plowed fields and along riverbanks. He encourages them to bring those artifacts to the Artifact Show and Tell Saturday and learn more about the pieces of history they have uncovered.

The Artifact Show and Tell program is free and open to the public.