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Excavations

Exhibitions

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Exhibition
Fossil Lab

What happens after the fossils at La Brea Tar Pits are excavated? This is where you find out.

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Exhibition
3D Theater

Travel back in time with Titans of the Ice Age.

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Events

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Wed

21

Aug

Project 23 is an active excavation

Project 23 Revealed

Tours & Shows
  • 11:30 am

Walk to our current excavation where you’ll talk to real excavators about their newest discoveries and learn the inside story of Project 23.

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Wed

21

Aug

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Excavator Tour

Tours & Shows
  • 12 pm
  • 1 pm
  • 2 pm

The Excavator Tour explores the Fossil Lab where real paleontologists work; our historic excavation pits; and Project 23, where live excavations can be seen.

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Wed

21

Aug

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Inside the Fossil Lab

Tours & Shows
  • 2:30 pm

Discover how our paleontologists clean, sort, and study fossils uncovered in the Tar Pits!

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Wed

21

Aug

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Discoveries from the Tar Pits

Talks
  • 3:30 pm

Hear some of the little-known stories behind the world’s most famous Ice Age fossil site.

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Thu

22

Aug

Project 23 is an active excavation

Project 23 Revealed

Tours & Shows
  • 11:30 am

Walk to our current excavation where you’ll talk to real excavators about their newest discoveries and learn the inside story of Project 23.

Learn more

Stories

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Future Paleontologist

Dig up the past as you discover the science of the fossil’s journey from excavation to our col

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Tar Pits in Peru
Our Expeditions

Our goal is to foster integrative research collaborations at asphaltic fossil localities around the world.

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