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GALLERY:
GEOLOGY AND FOSSILS OF NEW YORK STATE
Geologic Timeline... Precambrian-Present-50 million years from now
How Fossils are Formed
Late Cretaceous Plant Fossils of Garvies Point
ROCK PORTRAITS... The Abstract Art of Minerals Through the Microscope
HOW CRYSTALS FORM: Crystals... Flowers of the Lithosphere
A Study in Nature, Philosophy, Art, Science and the Cycles of Nature
Zodiac Birthstones
Gemstone of the Month
MAIN EXHIBIT HALL
Center Aisle:
The Present is the Key to the Past
SEASHELLS... NATURE'S INSPIRED DESIGN
Window I: Geology of Garvies Point, Ventifacts & Loess
Alcove I:
Rock Cycles
The Rattle Stone Story & Concretions of Garvies Point
GELOGY & THE ORIGIN OF LONG ISLAND
Geomorphology - study of landforms
Climate Change
Window II: Peoples of the North, Artifacts of Arctic Peoples
Alcove II:
PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA
Prehistoric Native American Cultures
Native American Life Ways in Early Historical Times
Windows III - V: Archaeology of Long Island, Wolver Hollow House
Alcove III:
PALEO-INDIANS OF THE NORTHEAST
PREHISTORIC INDIANS OF LONG ISLAND
Woodland Stage Artifacts
Pottery of the Northeast
Alcove IV:
East Coast Algonkian Indian Tribes in the 17th Century
Native Long Island Life Ways Through the Seasons
Prehistoric Settlements: Practice of Seasonal Round
Freestanding - Archaeological Excavation Diorama
Alcove V:
Animal Pelts
Native American Tool Technology
LONG ISLAND INDIAN VILLAGE - at European contact
Native Americans and the Environment
Alcove VI:
Replica of an Archaeological Excavation or "Dig"
Life Scene at an Indian Campsite, 1300 AD, Glen Cove Creek
Alcove VII:
Projectile Point Types of the Northeast
Animal Bones & Shell... What They Tell Us
The Study of Human Bones
Wigwam - original construction by the late Cree Elder Don Cardinal, later restored by Teepee Ted
Window VI: Geology of Long Island, Glacial Drift of Long Island
Alcove VIII:
Long Island's Changing Post-Glacial Landscape
The Past 20,000 Years & The Environment's Impact on Culture
Palynology - age determination by pollen and spore studies
Ironstones & Puddingstones of Garvies Point
Window VII: Geology of Garvies Point, Cretaceous Clays
OUTER EXHIBIT HALL:
Interactive Woodland Village
The First People of Long Island...
Eastern Woodland Period (1000 BCE - 1600s)
Dugout Canoe and Wigwam
Massapequa Lake Blade Cache
INNER DECK & OUTSIDE COVERED DECK
Activities / Lunch Area / Preserve viewpoint