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Since 1982, the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center (MVAC) at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL) has been researching, preserving, and teaching about the archaeological resources of the Upper Mississippi River region.

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MVAC logo Update Posted 3:33 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2021 MVAC COVID-19 update Read more about Update Amy Nicodemus, an assistant professor in the Archaeology & Anthropology Department, is one of six UWL faculty to earn this year's Eagle Teaching Excellence Award. Congratulations Dr. Nicodemus! Posted 3:32 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Dr. Amy Nicodemus wins 2021 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award Read more about Congratulations Dr. Nicodemus! Carley Arrowood doing some experimental archaeology. Congratulations to Carley Arrowood Posted 5:09 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2021 First recipient of a grant from the Wisconsin Archeological Society to participate in a Wisconsin field school. Read more about Congratulations to Carley Arrowood
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MVAC Educational Programs are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these programs do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. This project was supported in part by the National Science Foundation. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation.