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Archaeology Lecture
- Location: ISM Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown
- Date: Tuesday, July 07, 2009, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
On Tuesday, July 7, 2009, Dr. Michael Wiant, Dickson Mounds Museum will discuss recent research on the use of obsidian, volcanic glass, in Illinois 2,000 years ago, during the Middle Woodland Period. The lecture is at 7:00 p.m. at Dickson Mounds Museum, and it is sponsored by the Illinois Valley Archaeological Society (IVAS). Archaeologists have long known that Native Americans used obsidian to make artifacts during the Middle Woodland Period, including some spectacular foot-long blades found in Ohio. About 40 years ago, they discovered that the Teton Mountain range in Wyoming was one widely used source of the stone. New technology has enabled archaeologists to pinpoint new sources of obsidian in Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah. How Middle Woodland people obtained obsidian from the far-west remains a topic of much speculation. IVAS programs are free of charge and the public is welcome. For more information call 309-547-3721.
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