Students repair broken 'artifacts' during the Paleo-Olympics
September 10 on the Allendale Campus.
Photo Credit: Kendra Stanley-Mills
Students and faculty members celebrated the past with games and other
activities earlier in September during the Paleo-Olympics.
The group gathered near the Mary Idema Pew Library to play actual
games from the past as well as modern games inspired by the ancient
world, said Melissa Morison, chair of the Classics Department.
Activities also included crafts and puzzles, along with educational demonstrations.
Highlights included an ancient Etruscan oracle and activities such as
artifact reconstruction and a Roman ball game.
The event started 11 years ago by students and faculty members in the
archaeology program and has grown to an interdisciplinary gathering of
people of different majors and student organizations, Morison said.