Posted 1:58 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Local collectors will display their personal collections, and MVAC staff will bring artifacts recovered from local excavations.
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James Theler, right, MVAC senior research associate and professor emeritus, identifies objects brought in by the public during the 2014 artifact show.[/caption]
The public is invited to view artifacts representing the Coulee Region’s long history during the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center’s annual artifact show from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Valley View Mall.
Local collectors will display their personal collections, and MVAC staff will bring artifacts recovered from local excavations. Archaeologists will also be on hand to answer questions. The public is invited to bring artifacts for help with identification.
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Two spear points dated from 2,500 to 1,800 B.P.[/caption]
The artifacts at the show typically date back about 600 to 10,000 years and are remnants of the Paleo through Oneota cultures.
Local collectors can contact MVAC at 608.785.8454 or jdowiasch@uwlax.edu to sign up to display artifacts at the annual show. The event is free.
Visitors are welcome to visit the MVAC, located in the archaeology building at UW-La Crosse, throughout the year. For center hours and upcoming events, visit http://mvac.uwlax.edu/
If you go—
What: Artifact show
Where: Valley View Mall, La Crosse
When: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, March 14
Admission: Free
James Theler, right, MVAC senior research associate and professor emeritus, identifies objects brought in by the public during the 2014 artifact show.[/caption]
The public is invited to view artifacts representing the Coulee Region’s long history during the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center’s annual artifact show from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Valley View Mall.
Local collectors will display their personal collections, and MVAC staff will bring artifacts recovered from local excavations. Archaeologists will also be on hand to answer questions. The public is invited to bring artifacts for help with identification.
[caption id="attachment_39377" align="alignright" width="217"] Two spear points dated from 2,500 to 1,800 B.P.[/caption]
The artifacts at the show typically date back about 600 to 10,000 years and are remnants of the Paleo through Oneota cultures.
Local collectors can contact MVAC at 608.785.8454 or jdowiasch@uwlax.edu to sign up to display artifacts at the annual show. The event is free.
Visitors are welcome to visit the MVAC, located in the archaeology building at UW-La Crosse, throughout the year. For center hours and upcoming events, visit http://mvac.uwlax.edu/
If you go—
What: Artifact show
Where: Valley View Mall, La Crosse
When: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, March 14
Admission: Free