Events & Displays

This section of the web site allows you to explore MVAC's many events, activities and displays to find the best way for you to become involved. The navigation buttons at the left will take you to specific types of activities. Don't know where to start? Then start with the Schedule of Events below for an overview of all MVAC's activities. Other pages will introduce you to specific activities. Lectures throughout the year will introduce you to the area's archaeology. Other events are divided by audience such as Adult/Family, Youth and Teacher. These pages include a variety of events from an Artifact Show to Field Schools. Are you interested in viewing some of the artifacts that have been recovered? Then the Display page will direct you to area displays.

Information about archaeology events sponsored by other organizations can be found by visiting web sites on MVAC's Links web page.

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2013	Schedule of Events will be updated throughout the year.
March	2	Artifact Show*
	5	Lecture - Wisconsin's First Farmers: Native Americans 1300 AD Cancelled due to bad weather! Rescheduled for May 7
April	2	Lecture - Travelers, Traders, and Technology
	9	Lecture - Trade and Technology of the Indus Civilization*
	20	Hike - Eagle Eye State Natural Area Public Hike *Cancelled due to wet conditions!* Rescheduled for May 11
	22	Lecture - Community Development, Food Security, and Identity
	28	Lecture - Orgins of Agriculture in the Midcontinent
May	May	Wisconsin Archaeology Month
	~~4 (rain date - May 5)~~	Volunteer Field Survey for MVAC Members* Cancelled due to wet conditions!
	7	Lecture - Wisconsin's First Farmers: Native Americans 1300 AD
	11	Hike - Eagle Eye State Natural Area Public Hike
June	28	Teacher Workshop - Archaeology in the Classroom
July	8	Introduction to Archaeology - grades 1-4*
	9	Arrowheads, Rocks & Dinosaurs - grades 4-6*
	10	Introduction to Archaeology - grades 5-9*
	11-12	Middle School Field Experience - grades 5-9*
	8-10	Public Archaeology Field Experience (3 days) for adults and high school students*
	8-12	Public Archaeology Field School (5 days) for adults and high school students*
November	7	MVAC 2013 Awards & Lecture - Prehistoric Lifeways through Time in the Upper Mississippi River Region*

*These events are funded in part by a grant from the La Crosse Community Foundation Richard W. Brown Family Fund.

Regional Events

The World of the Driftless Area: the People, the Environment, the History
Effigy Mounds National Monument, Harpers Ferry, IA
Summer 2013, Registration ends March 16, 2013
For more information visit: http://www.nps.gov/efmo/forteachers/professional-development-annual-workshops.htm

Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux
The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
March 20, 2013 - September 8, 2013
For more information visit: http://fieldmuseum.org/happening/exhibits/scenes-stone-age-cave-paintings-lascaux

Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed
Science Museum of Minnesota, Omnitheater, St. Paul, MN
Opens June 21, 2013
For more information visit: http://www.smm.org/maya

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