This summer, the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse excavated an Oneota site in advance of Highway 35 construction in Onalaska. Excavation has yielded potsherds, animal bone fragments, and refuse piles, among other materials and artifacts.

"We went into the project knowing that there was a possibility of finding material there," said Kathy Stevenson, projects director at MVAC. "But we really didn't know for sure whether anything would be intact and we certainly didn't expect there would be as much as there was." Roughly 1500 bags of material were collected. (Madeline Sky, 8/22/12, WXOW.com)

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The Kenosha County Archaeological Society (a local chapter of the Wisconsin Archeological Society) has installed two new public displays - one at the Kenosha Municipal Building, and the other at the Northside Library. The displays contain information about a wooly mammoth discovery and excavation as well as information about the Kenosha county Archaeological Society.

Located in the cases are pictures of the mammoth dig site along with replica tusk and rib bones. The displays also feature stone projectile points and tools.

The display at the Kenosha Municipal Building is a permanent fixture, while the Northside Library display will be available for public viewing for one month. The Municipal Building display was constructed by Daniel Stika, and the Northside Library display was installed by Daniel Stika and Roger Ludlow.

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