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Paul Mickey Science Series: Oneota and Mississippian Cultural Traditions in the Central Illinois River Valley
- Location: ISM Research & Collections Center, Springfield
- Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by: Dr. Michael Conner, Associate Curator of Anthropology, Dickson Mounds Museum
From A.D. 1050 until about 1400, prehistoric native Americans living in the Central Illinois River Valley were part of the Mississippian tradition, with cultural ties to the major Mississippian center at the Cahokia Mounds site near St. Louis. However, sometime in the late 1200s a group of people representing another cultural tradition, called Oneota, migrated into the region near Dickson Mounds. In 2008, Michigan State University and the Dickson Mounds Museum staff began excavations at a nearby early Oneota site in order to learn more about this migration and the interactions between the Oneota and Mississippian groups.
One of our Paul Mickey Science Series
Discover Illinois' rich prehistoric and historic past by attending an ISM Paul Mickey Science Series Program. A different speaker and topic are featured each month. For more information on upcoming topics and speakers, please contact Nina Walthall at (217) 782-0061 or 217-785-0037. - Usually held the second Wednesday of Each Month
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM
- Held at the ISM Research & Collections Center, 1011 East Ash Street (enter the building from 10 ½ Street between Ash & Laurel Streets), Springfield, Illinois
- Free Admission
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