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Midway Village - 1988 Excavation – Video

Throwback Thursday - In 1988 MVAC mounted an intensive salvage excavation at the Midway Village site north of La Crosse, Wisconsin.  Upcoming expansion of a sand/gravel pit was going to impact this important Oneota village site. With advance planning and the cooperation of the landowner and the sand/gravel mining company, MVAC spent an entire summer working at the site. Nearly one hundred volunteers took part--local residents as well as participants from Earthwatch, a worldwide program that engages people in scientific field research.

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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.