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Excavation Scavenger Hunt

Use this scavenger hunt as a guide to get to know the Lake Pit and the projects being worked on here at the La Brea Tar Pits.

Tar Pits with Lake Pit shot evening dusk night

Overview

Explore Hancock Park and the outdoor excavation sites at the La Brea Tar Pits! Use this scavenger hunt as a guide to get to know the lake pits and the projects being worked on here at the La Brea Tar Pits. With this activity you will get to make detailed observations about the pits as well as learn more about the plants and animals found in the La Brea Tar Pits. Take what you have learned at the pits and excavation sites and see these finds inside the museum! 

Location

  • The Lake Pit
  • Pits 3, 4, 61, 67, 9, 91
  • Project 23
  • La Brea Tar Pits Museum Gallery

Materials