From Kathy Stevenson– Along with other MVAC staff, I was saddened today to hear of the death of a colleague, Toby Morrow. Toby was widely known for his contributions to regional archaeology, especially in lithic raw materials and technology. Here…
Fall Field Update from Kathy Stevenson
October 22, 2018A beautiful morning for fall fieldwork. Temperature? A bracing 19 degrees…. The end of the day was also pretty spectacular.
Schoen Family Charitable Trust Donates to MVAC’s Educational Endowment
August 6, 2018Great news for MVAC’s Education Endowment. The Schoen Family Charitable Trust just donated $1,000 to MVAC’s Educational Endowment. Thanks so much to the Schoen Family Charitable Trust for their support of MVAC’s public outreach efforts. Contributions to our Educational Endowment…
Photos: students summer research
August 6, 2018UWL Alumni Association, Alumni News, August 2018 E-Lantern Link to photos and stories. Photos: student summer research Scroll to find the following UWL Archaeology & Anthropology stories: Digging up the past – Dr. Dave Anderson leads excavations by UWL archaeology…
MVAC 2018 Public Field School
July 24, 2018Link to photos. Link to videos. The Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center 2018 Field School conducted excavations within the Goose Island campground in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. The beautiful high knoll next to the Mississippi river seemed like…
Archaeologists dig up history at Goose Island campground
July 20, 2018WKBT-TV News 8 piece about MVAC’s Public/High School/Middle School Field School with Connie Arzigian and Jean Dowiasch. Link to video.
Explore Archaeology event teaches kids the history of the La Crosse area
July 18, 2018WXOW News 19 piece about MVAC’s Introduction to Archaeology class for 5th-9th graders led by Jean Dowiasch. Link to video.
Location selected for MVAC’s summer activities
July 3, 2018MVAC’s Public/High School Field School, Middle School Field Experience and Field School Open House will be held at Goose Island County Park, on the Mississippi River just south of La Crosse, during the week of July 16-20, 2018. Once in the…
The right recipe for resilience
June 28, 2018UWL Alumni Association, Alumni News, June 2018 E-Lantern
Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center offers July programs
June 26, 2018La Crosse Tribune