Big Indian Creek: Collapsing the Divide
The Big Indian Creek site’s significance is in its Middle Archaic occupation around 7,000 years ago, offering valuable insights into life in the Lower Ocmulgee Basin during this time. However, the site’s story is deceptively broad in scope, covering both past and present, near and far. It is a narrative and reminder of family and community, survival and innovation, and cultural traditions that persist into the present. It is also a story of archaeology, science, legislation, and the ongoing efforts to preserve our finite cultural resources. Once we take a step back, these seemingly disparate themes form a clearer mosaic conveying a more complete picture of the site—one that invites exhibit visitors to reflect on the past, connect it to the present, and consider their role in shaping the future.
The Big Indian Creek: Collapsing the Divide traveling exhibit reveals the site’s many layers at our host locations through seven interpretive panels divided into two core thematic categories: the archaeology of Big Indian Creek and the people—past and present—who call the site home. A mobile display case featuring a curated selection of artifacts—both recovered during excavations and modern reproductions—aid the exhibit’s storytelling. Visitors can also dig deeper into the themes explored within the exhibit through supplemental digital content, including videos and digital 3D models of artifacts.
The Big Indian Creek traveling exhibit is part of a larger mitigation project that saw the large-scale excavation of 9HT249 (Big Indian Creek site) in Houston County, Georgia.
What is included:
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- travel crates
- exhibit installation guide
- 8 mobile exhibit signs
- 1 display case
- artifacts