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SUMMARY:secrets below alta: wild west archaeology in a mining boom town
LOCATION:10189 East State Highway 210 · Our Lady of the Snows Center\, Al
 ta\, UT\, Park City
DESCRIPTION:secrets below alta: wild west archaeology in a mining boom to
 wn Thursday\, October 22nd | Our Lady of the Snows | 6PM | Free | Sign-u
 p Required If you love Old West ghost-town history\, you won't want to m
 iss this! For the first time ever\, the mining boomtown of Alta has been
  partially excavated and what emerged from the ground is incredible. Tho
 usands of artifacts were uncovered\, including a fully intact bottle of 
 150-year-old alcohol\, a leather hat\, bullets\, melted shot glasses\, a
 nimal bones and so much more. Discover what these objects reveal about t
 he rowdy and genteel past of Little Cottonwood Canyon. Christopher Merri
 tt received his Ph.D. from the University of Montana in Anthropology in 
 2010\, focusing on archaeological and historical investigations of the O
 verseas Chinese. Before that\, he received a Master's of Science in Indu
 strial Archaeology from Michigan Technological University\, where he stu
 died the trade and consumption of Mormon-produced pottery in Utah. Since
  2004\, Merritt has worked in a variety of professional archaeological s
 ettings\, including the United States Forest Service in Utah and Nevada\
 , private archaeological contracting in Salt Lake City\, and\, finally\,
  as the State Historic Preservation Officer for the Utah Division of Sta
 te History. In addition to the full-time employment with the State of Ut
 ah\, he is Adjunct Faculty in Anthropology at Salt Lake Community Colleg
 e and an instructor for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. ACE aims 
 to create an inclusive and accessible environment for all of our attende
 es\; please contact our Executive Director\, Sara Gibbs\, with any quest
 ions regarding accessibility....\nThe catalog did not print a separate p
 rice.\nSource: The Park Record\nhttps://altacommunity.org/events/2026/10
 /22/secrets-below-alta-wild-west-archaeology-in-a-mining-boom-town\nhttp
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