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  • Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 3:33pm
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    Illinois Valley Archaeological Society
    “Who Owns the Past” Documentary to be viewed
    The next Illinois Valley Archaeological Society (IVAS) lecture will be Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. where Dickson Mounds Museum will unveil a documentary originally prepared and intended for presentation on national public television.
  • Friday, April 27, 2012 - 1:52pm
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    Illinois Valley Archaeological Society
    May IVAS talk is -- An Archaeological Investigation of “Man’s Best Friend”
    The next Illinois Valley Archaeological Society (IVAS) lecture will be Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. featuring Dr. Chris Widga, Assistant Curator of Geology at the Illinois State Museum,  presenting "Canine Companions:  A Natural History of the Domestic Dog".
  • Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 1:39pm
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    Illinois Valley Archaeological Society
    Dr. Michael Conner will Speak at the April Illinois Valley Archaeological Society (IVAS) meeting
    The next Illinois Valley Archaeological Society (IVAS) lecture will be Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. and will feature Dr. Michael Conner, Curator of Anthropology at the Illinois State Museum – Dickson Mounds Museum, presenting Big Things in Small Packages:  The Archaeology of Small Sites.    
  • Monday, March 19, 2012 - 3:20pm
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    Illinois Valley Archaeological Society
    Did you miss the IVAS Talk by Dr. Jonathan Reyman regarding "The End of Time" ?
    If you did ... time has not run out for you to read Canton Daily Ledger reporter Larry Eskridge's article about the lecture.  Just follow this link to read the full story ! http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/x1612628887/Speaker-offers-reassur...
  • Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 10:21am
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    Illinois Valley Archaeological Society
    The End of Time: Maya, Aztec, Pawnee, and Pueblo Views of the “End of the World”
    The next Illinois Valley Archaeological Society (IVAS) lecture will be Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. and will feature Dr. Jonathan Reyman, Curator of Anthropology at the Illinois State Museum, presenting The End of Time: Maya, Aztec, Pawnee, and Pueblo Views of the “End of the World.”  
  • Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 5:38pm
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    Havana Nature Center
    Eagle Day Festival at Dickson Mounds Museum
    Dickson Mounds Museum is the location for a day-long Eagle Day Festival on Saturday, February 11, 2012.  This event, which is co-sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council, the Mason County Arts Council, the Havana Nature Center,  The Nature Conservancy, the Havana Library District, Lewistown Chamber, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is free to the public.
  • Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 5:41pm
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    Illinois Valley Archaeological Society
    IVAS Lecture to Feature Lawrence Conrad
    On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, Lawrence Conrad, Emeritus professor, Western Illinois University, will discuss recent and ongoing research in Illinois Archaeology at 7:00 p.m. in the Illinois State Museum—Dickson Mounds auditorium.
  • Monday, October 31, 2011 - 1:17pm
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    Illinois Valley Archaeological Society
    November 2011 IVAS Lecture
    On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, Dr. Terrance Martin, Curator and Chair of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum, will discuss the findings from excavations, focusing on the bone artifacts, in a talk entitled "More than Meat and Marrow: The Craft of Making Artifacts from Bone and Shell."
  • Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 10:15am
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    Illinois Valley Archaeological Society
    October IVAS Lecture at Dickson Mounds
    Dr. Michael Conner, Dickson Mounds Museum, will be the featured speaker.
  • Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 1:51pm
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    Illinois Valley Archaeological Society
    Pioneering Archaeology at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico -- August IVAS Lecture
    On Tuesday, August 2, 2011, Dr. Jonathan E. Reyman, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum, will present a lecture titled: Pioneering Archaeology at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico: George H. Pepper, Richard Wetherill, and the Hyde Exploring Expedition (1896-1901).