*NEW: 2012 Season Updates*

Adults can Dig Deeper at Bodo!

Adult Dig-It Camp

Be part of an archaeological excavation! 

Discover the excitement of digging at the Bodo Archaeological Site and learn from a professional archaeologist the basic skills of excavation and artifact identification. The excavation will take place at the Bodo Bison Skulls Site, where a well-preserved bison bone bed thought to represent a 300-500 year old communal bison kill site will be uncovered.

This program will provide participants with a unique educational opportunity that will enhance their understanding of the history of Alberta, First Nations history, and the science of archaeology. This camp focuses on fieldwork, but no previous excavation experience is required.  Participants will make a contribution to the understanding of precontact history in Alberta and on the greater Northern Plains.

Registration in the 4-day camp will include a bonus field trip to a nearby site of interest, including the Mud Buttes, a tipi ring site, a cairn site, a precontact quarry site, Sounding Lake Treaty 6 monument, or a bison rubbing stone site.

Click here to download registration form.  Download waiver.

Age Group: Adults (16 years or older)
Price: $125.00/day
Date Available 2012: May 28-31, June 4-7, 18-21, and July 16-19, 23-26 and July 30-August 2, August 13-16, 20-23
Duration: 2 day or 4 day camps available (9 am to 4 pm daily)
Requirements: Lunches and snacks in the field are provided.  Other meals and accommodations are the participant’s responsibility.  Accommodation packages are available.  Tipis are also available for rent by request at the Bodo Campsite.  Training and most field gear is provided.

Family Lifeways Camp

Your family can live like it was 200 years ago!  This camp will provide families with the opportunity to observe and experience life the way it was prior to European contact in Alberta.  It will include presentations and workshops with “hands-on” projects for the entire family.  Camp projects may include pottery production and firing, games, story telling, medicine bag presentation, atlatl throwing, bow and arrow skills, natural dyeing, native plant tour,  and much more.  This is subject to change.
This camp will also includes an indoor-guided tour of the Bodo Archaeological Center where participants can step back in time as they walk through the many exhibits that feature interpretive displays and artifacts from the Bodo Archaeological Site and the surrounding area.  Families will visit a working archaeological lab and talk to the archaeologists about the artifacts they have found.  At the Bodo Archaeological Site families will observe an authentic archaeological excavation and discover the unique flora and fauna that make up the unique landscape of Bodo Sand Hills.  This camp also includes a field trip to a bison rubbing stone.

Age Group: All Ages
Price: $125/person for 3 days or $500.00/family for 3 days (based on family of 4)
Date Available: July 18, 19, 20 AND August 15, 16, 17
Duration: Camp begins at 11:00 am on the first day and ends at 6:00 pm on the last day
Requirements: This camp includes  (Snack & Supper on the first day, lunch & snacks on second day; and Lunch, Snacks  and Supper on the last day). Other meals and accommodations are the participant’s responsibility.  Accommodation packages are available.  Tipis are available for rent by request at the Bodo Campsite.

Book early to avoid disappointment.  For more information please call 780-753-6353, email bodo@bodoarchaeology.com, or register by clicking on the Tour Booking Form. 

Kids programs are also available.  Click here to learn more about our programs for kids.