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CLOTHING |
PRICE |
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25th Anniversary T-Shirt (S, M, L, XL, XXL) |
$10.00 |
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25th Anniversary Sweatshirt (L, XL) |
$20.00 |
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DVD Special - order one copy of all four titles for $50.00
Mounds of the Upper Mississippi River Valley
The Mounds created by Native Americans almost 2000 years ago once covered
the North Central United States. As European-American settlers moved west
in the 1800's, they discovered thousands of man-made earthworks. We know
some mounds served as burial places, while others were built for ceremonial
purposes.
In the 19th century, a great debate raged over whether the mounds were
created by the Indians or by some other, more advanced culture that was
displaced by the Indians. The debate over the mounds, and the myths
surrounding them, led to the first serious scientific work in the field of
archaeology in America.
This new video examines the study of mounds from the 1800's to present day.
It explores how archaeologists use scientific evidence gathered over the
past 100 years to learn more about the Native American cultures of the
upper Mississippi River valley. (18 minutes). DVD $15.00
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With beautiful Perrot State Park in Trempealeau, Wisconsin as its focus,
the video explains how MVAC archaeologists are learning more about this
area's previous inhabitants. In addition to uncovering information about
the Native American Indian Tribes that have inhabited the region for
thousands of years, they are uncovering evidence of the first European
occupation of the upper Mississippi - a trading site established by French
explorer Nicholas Perrot in 1685.
Using old fashioned shovels, trowels and manual labor, combined with modern
analytical technology, archaeologists take viewers on an actual dig. The
video provides answers to questions such as:
- when is a site ready for excavation?
- what clues do archaeologists look for when excavating?
- how do they expose artifacts without damaging them?
- how are features recorded and documented?
- what clues help to determine the age of the artifacts?
- why do archaeologists knowingly leave some artifact filled areas
untouched?
Award winner: "1997 External Communications" - International
Television-Greater Wisconsin Chapter. (24 minutes) DVD $15.00
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The mistrust and misunderstandings between cultures have led to many
battles in American history. This theme would again be replayed in the
tragic Battle of Bad Axe. During the lead mining boom of the early 1800's,
white settlers leaped ahead of the frontier to northern Illinois, causing
relationships between various Native American tribes, Colonial Britain, and a young United States to weaken. By 1832, Blackhawk led 2000 Native
American men, women and children back to the Rock River. Their actions were
mistaken as acts of war, and so the Blackhawk War began.
This video features a full cast of narrators, keeping the viewer engaged as
the battle unfolds. After watching the Battle at Bad Axe, people of all
ages will have a better understanding of the motivations behind these two
cultures and how misconceptions can lead to devastation.
Award winner: "1995 Special Achievement in Script Writing"- International
Television Association-Greater Wisconsin Chapter. (30 minutes) DVD $15.00
Bad Axe photos courtesy of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
WHi(x3)18222. Whi(x3)38424.
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The Upper Mississippi Valley is an area with a rich prehistoric and
historic record, extending far beyond the first settlement by white
Europeans. More than 500 years ago, these deep valleys and towering bluffs
offered the Oneota culture a place to live, hunt and farm. Now, with the
imminent development of a quarry, the site of a prehistoric Oneota village
is about to be obliterated forever.
With just a two month window of opportunity, researchers and
archaeologists from the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center (MVAC) at
the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse must excavate three key areas
before the site is destroyed. The video takes the viewer through each step
of this rescue effort; plotting and planning the excavation, training the
volunteer staff, carefully removing layer by layer of soil, mapping,
sifting, and washing artifacts, and finally, closing up the site.
Award winner: "1992 Award of Excellence," International Television
Association - Greater Wisconsin Chapter. (29 minutes) DVD $15.00
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| TITLE |
AUTHOR |
GRADE LEVEL |
PRICE |
| Digging and Discovery |
Holliday, Malone |
4-8 |
$17.00 |
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| TITLE |
AUTHOR |
AUDIENCE |
PRICE |
| A Projectile Point Guide for the Upper Mississippi River Valley |
Boszhardt |
Adults |
$20.00 Special price for MVAC members -
$15.00 |
| Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River Valley |
Theler, Boszhardt |
Adults |
$25.00 Special price for MVAC members -
$20.00 |
| Deep Cave Rock Art in the Upper Mississippi Valley |
Boszhardt |
Adults |
$25.00
Special price for MVAC members - $20.00 |
| Minnesota's Indian Mounds and Burial Sites |
Arzigian, Stevenson |
Adults |
$40.00 |
| The Cowan Site |
Lensink, Tiffany |
Adults |
$25.00 |
| The Swanson Site Reexamined |
Tiffany |
Adults |
$15.00 |
Digging and Discovery
(Teacher Guide) |
Malone |
Teachers |
$42.50 |
| Native People of Wisconsin (Teacher Guide) |
Malone, Oberle |
Teachers |
$63.00 |
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