La Crosse Tribune article on Archaeology

In Sunday's Hometown section of the La Crosse Tribune, on the front page was an article on archaeology because the University has a major department on archaeology and are educating the public because the area is so rich in artifacts. The article discussed MVAC - Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center - and programs that are available to the public. The article discussed the Oneota Indians who were a late prehistoric farming community. The area is rich in shards of North American pottery and shavings from shaping arrowheads and spears. La Crosse has an ordinace that requires MVAC to test areas if a contruction site is 20 square feet by 2 feet deep or larger. Road contruction requires an environmental impact statement. When they built the Valley Mall, they paid for salvage excavation before the developers moved in and a wealth of artifacts were found by volunteers.