MVAC’s Connie Arzigian is one of the instructors who received special recognition for working with the UWL Girls in Science program for more than 10 years. Link to the UWL Campus News article.
Holiday Shopping
November 28, 2017Link to shop MVAC for archaeology books and MVAC t-shirts and totes.
3D Archaeology
November 21, 2017Capstone (UWL College of Liberal Studies Newsletter) article about Dr. Dave Anderson and one of his students’ use of new 3D imaging technology to make artifacts more accessible to a wider public. Link to the article.
New Major
November 21, 2017Capstone (UWL College of Liberal Studies Newsletter) article about the new Cultural Anthropology Emphasis in the Archaeology & Anthropology Department. Link to the article.

MVAC 2017 Award Recipient
November 21, 2017
Theler & Harris Restoration Efforts
November 17, 2017Wisconsin Life segment showcasing MVAC’s James Theler and Suzanne Harris and their efforts to restore and preserve the prairie and archaeological resources on their land. Link to the video.
UWL CLS Grant Assists MVAC Educator Matching Funds Program
November 13, 2017Thanks to the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, College of Liberal Studies for providing funds for MVAC’s 2017-2018 Educator Matching Funds Program. The Matching Funds Program was set up to provide financial assistance to districts, schools, classes or teachers…

Fall Field Update from Kathy Stevenson
November 7, 2017Fall fieldwork can be chilly, but fun! This central Wisconsin beach had been crossed before we got there by many creatures great and small: big deer, little deer, coyotes, otters, beaver, raccoons, little bitsy things–and three little bears with their…

Great Turnout at Thomsen’s Shipwreck Lecture
November 3, 2017Over 130 people attended last night’s lecture by Tamara Thomsen, Wisconsin Historical Society’s maritime archaeologist. Thomsen shared how shipwrecks are researched and documented along with interesting stories about Wisconsin’s Great Lakes shipwrecks and La Crosse’s War Eagle. Learn more about…
Archaeologist will share state’s shipwreck stories Thursday at UW-La Crosse
November 2, 2017La Crosse Tribune