Western Illinois Society

The Archaeological Institute of America

 

The Western Illinois Society was founded in 1984 and received its charter from the Archaeological Institute of America in 1999.
Click here for a short history of the society.
button3.jpg (10677 bytes)  The Year of Western Illinois Archaeology
Poster (pdf)
Keynote Lecture

The Concluding Lecture in this series will be Wednesday, ovember 16, 2011, “Current Research in Western Illinois Archaeology with Suggestions for the Future”
Lawrence A. Conrad, Emeritus Director of the Western Illinois University Archaeological Research
Laboratory (LA-Conrad@wiu.edu)
7:30 P.M. in the Morgan Room of Poling Hall, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois

button3.jpg (10677 bytes) 2011-2012 Program

button3.jpg (10677 bytes)    Programs sponsored since 1984 by the Western Illinois Society

button3.jpg (10677 bytes)     The Archaeological Institute of America (for information about the National Organization and links to the websites of other local societies.)



The Western Illinois Society continued is prgoram for the Year of Western Illinois Archaeology and celebrated National Archaeology Day on Saturday, October 22, 2011 with a field trip to Cahokia National Historic Site in Collinsville, Illinois. About 25 people enjoyed a tour of the site led by William Iseminger, assistant site manage in charge of exhibits at Cahokia. The trip was funded by an Outreach Grant from the Archaeological Institute of America. For more photos of this trip, click here.


 

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