Here’s a cool picture of a petroglyph from Samuel’s Cave near La Crosse, Wisconsin. Link to find out more about Samuel’s Cave.
Overhead – 1980 Excavation
December 12, 2019Throwback Thursday – Overhead site excavation 1980. Kathy Stevenson excavating a piece of pottery under the watchful eye of MVAC founder Jim Gallagher. Overhead was a multicomponent site at the south end of La Crosse, Wisconsin, that has now been…
Sanford Archaeological District – Mini Pot
December 5, 2019This miniature vessel portion was found in the early 2000s at the Sanford Archaeological District in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It consists of the rim and side of a small pinch pot. The rim is rounded, and both the rim and…
Sanford Archaeological District – Oneota Vessel 30
November 14, 2019This sherd is a portion of a rim with unusual lip-top tool impressions. These circular impressions have a raised center, indicating that they were made with a hollow tool, possibly a reed or a bird bone. There is no other…
Gullickson – Deer #2
November 7, 2019Petroglyph (rock carving) of a deer from Gullickson’s Glenn in Jackson County, Wisconsin. Gullickson’s Glen is a small overhanging rock shelter located in the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin. Petroglyphs at the site occur at the center and on either…
Sanford Archaeological District – Oneota Vessel 13
October 31, 2019This vessel was recovered during excavations in the early 2000s at the Sanford Archaeological District in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The vessel looks like a possible hybrid of Perrot Punctate and Brice Prairie Trailed v. zigzag motifs. This vessel has vertical…
Sand Lake Archaeological District – Mississippian Sherds
October 3, 2019An assemblage of Mississippian ceramics (A.D. 1100-1200) excavated in 2008 from the Sand Lake Archaeological District, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Top row: Examples of semi-rolled rims. Middle row: Probable Ramey Incised body sherd that is blackened with a burnished exterior…
Second Fort Crawford – Percussion Caps
September 26, 2019Two different types of percussion caps were recovered during the 1999 excavations at Second Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The first type , found in the Enlisted Men’s Quarters, is a cap with ribbed or corrugated sides known…
Running Deer
September 19, 2019This petroglyph of a mammal, possibly a running deer, is from the Running Deer site in Juneau County, Wisconsin. No cultural materials have been found at the site, so an age for the creation of the petroglyph cannot be determined.
Sanford Archaeological District – Pipestone Pipe Bowl
September 12, 2019An almost complete pipe bowl fragment of deep red pipestone was found during excavations in the early 2000s at the Sanford Archaeological District in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The front of the bowl is intact, as are portions of the sides.…