Western Wisconsin Archaeology

What was life like in Wisconsin at the end of the Ice Age? How did it change over the next 13,000 years until the arrival of the settlers? From pursuing mastodons to hunting deer and growing corn, people have adapted to the available environment and resources. Come learn about Western Wisconsin's past, see some artifacts from the region, and explore how lifeways changed over time.
Dr. Connie Arzigian is a Research Archaeologist with the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center (MVAC), and recently retired from teaching in the Archaeology and Anthropology Department at University of Wisconsin--LaCrosse. Her focus of research is on Midwestern Archaeology and Paleoecology, examining subsistence and settlement systems, and the origins of agriculture. She has been working in Wisconsin since coming here for graduate school in 1978. She received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993, and has been working for MVAC since 1988.