Children can now discover what it is like to be an archaeologist with Moncur Gallery's new interactive dig feature.

The Boissevain museum recently welcomed this new feature as a way to demonstrate to children how the other artifacts at the gallery had been recovered, said Cassandra Wilson, summer manager of the gallery.

She said children have the opportunity to dig up replica arrowheads, various minerals and sedimentary rocks, sulphur and rose quartz. And with admission charge, each child is allowed to take home one replica arrowhead they dig up.

Not only does the dig teach children about the archaeological process, but the environment is also very inclusive; hypoallergenic children's therapy sand is used in the feature to ensure kids with asthma are not affected by its presence.

This feature is part of the Moncur Gallery that displays a collection of First Nation artifacts that were found in the immediate Turtle Mountain area starting in 1924.

Overall, Wilson said the new feature has been a big hit.

"It's usually the first thing [children] go for," she said.