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| After months of anticipation, the construction of the new Alfred & Lucile Delchamps Archaeology Building is finally complete! Now the slow and detailed process of moving archaeological collections currently housed in the University's Center for Archaeological Studies buildings, the creation of a Native American Botanical Garden, and the planning and construction of exhibits can begin.
Though the construction process is over, much still needs to be done before the Museum will be open to the public. Besides moving the archaeological collections into their new storage space, many months of planning and work inside the building and on the surrounding grounds must be completed. Every detail must be thought out with utmost care.
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The many varied talents of the Staff at the Center for Archaeological Studies are being called upon, whether it is for the complex task of designing exhibits, planting and caring for the many delicate native plants in the garden, or moving the Center's books and files into their new climate-controled environment. |
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| Missed some old news? Go here to see images of the museum building being constructed! |
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The newly-completed Alfred & Lucile Delchamps Archaeology Building. Soon the surrounding Native American Botanical Garden will be filled with native plants. |
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| A team of staff archaeologists are working to enter artifacts into our new sophisticated computer database. To process the large collections curated by the Center for Archaelogical Studies will take many months. In the end this detailed work will result in collections information that can be accessed quickly by researchers.
The new climate-controlled compressible shelving area will more than double the Center's storage capacity, and will help ensure that archaeological collections will remain in the best possible condition for many generations to come.
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Alison Hadley demonstrates the new compressible shelving in the collections area of the Archaeology Museum. |
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| George Shorter has been given the difficult task of creating a Native American Botanical Garden of Gulf coast plants that are of historical significance. This collection of native species will act as an extension of the interior exhibit space, educating visitors about the vital role these plants played in the lives of those who lived along the Gulf coast. |
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| Student Assistant Bee Powell works hard to plant native species along the interpretive trail in the Botanical Garden. |
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Fragile wildflowers stand in pots waiting to be planted in the prepared beds. |
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| Very careful planning is needed to bring together plants, flowers, and trees that normally live in very different environments. |
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| From these small beginnings will soon rise a replica marine shell mound very similar in shape, size and construction to those left by prehistoric peoples along Gulf coast waterways. This replica mound is constructed of oyster shell gathered from prehistoric archaeological sites. |
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