2012 Western Illinois University Orendorf Field School

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The WIU Anthropology program is delighted to be co-hosting the 2019 Mississippian Conference with our colleagues at the Illinois State Museum. The conference will be held at the Illinois State Museum-Dickson Mounds on July 27th, 2019. Save the date and join us for a full day of presentations and activities highlighting the latest research in Mississippian archaeology.

Please consider supporting the 2019 archaeological field school at the Orendorf site directed and taught by Dr. Andrea Alveshere. I'm so pleased that work continues there, at the site where I had my first archaeological training.

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I'm delighted to see the 2017 WIU Archaeological Field School directed by Dr. Andrea Alveshere on the rotating banner of the main WIU website! Congratulations on your successful field season!

One of our dear Orendorf and FAI-270 friends Chuck Bentz died on April 19 in North Dakota. He was a wonderful person and dedicated archaeologist. Pictures from Orendorf after rain in summer 1977, Lohmann site from Duane Esarey.
RIP Chuck. Condolences to Cora and your children.

Friday I presented on our Summer 2012 archaeological field school to the Department of Sociology & Anthropology. Despite the weather, it was fairly well attended, including both faculty and Soc grad students. The pizza incentive (provided by Dr. Gordon Chang) may have had something to do with it!

I am very proud of my students! It was wonderful to see them graduate on Saturday morning!

WIU FALL 2012 ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATES

Announcing the first recipient of the Carl B. Larson Scholarship in Archaeology: Ms. Mary Alexis V!

The new cover photo was taken at Cuba Middle & Senior High School when I lectured on regional prehistory and our summer 2012 field school at the Orendorf site on September 21, 2012. This is the first group of students who came to hear me speak. :)

College of Arts & Sciences display in Alumni tent, WIU Homecoming, September 22, 2012

I am very excited that the first recipient of the first WIU Scholarship in Archaeology which is dedicated in memory of my maternal grandfather, Carl B. Larson, will soon be announced! :)