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Cahokia Mounds: A Prehistoric City and Indian Culture |
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Program Number: |
12934RJ |
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| Duration: |
4 nights |
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Columbia, Illinois
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| Price starting at: |
$578.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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History & Culture
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| Meals: |
12;
4 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 4 Dinners |
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Vegetarian; Gluten Free; Low Fat |
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More than 1,000 years ago, a complex society of 20,000 tribe peoples inhabited a region that spanned across the American Bottom floodplain. Join a professional archaeologist for an exploration of the sudden and mysterious decline of the Mississippians and learn about the importance of the Cahokia Mounds as a UNESCO World Heritage Site — one of only 21 in the United States. Consider how natural materials were used to produce items of artistic merit and practical usage as you meet craftspeople who have learned to replicate the techniques for quill work, beading, weaving, dying, and flint chipping.
Highlights
• Learn the history of Cahokia Mounds with Bill Iseminger, a renowned archaeologist and expert on the site.
• Take in an evening presentation on flint knapping and fire starting with a historian.
• Discuss how native plants and trees were utilized for food and medicines.
Activity Particulars
Some walking on mostly flat terrain.
Date Specific Information
5-19-2013
Enjoy the latest in hearing technology — listening devices — on this date.
Coordinated by Toddhall Retreat and Conference Center.
Columbia (Illinois)
Columbia, located on bluffs above the Mississippi River in southern Illinois, was once an attractive stopping-off point for pioneers, as well as the German and French immigrants who settled the area. The nearby Cahokia Mounds is a World Heritage Site originally home to a complex society of 20,000 American Indians between A.D. 900 and 1150.
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Accommodations
Conference center, all ground-floor rooms. Rooms do not have maid service and are not equipped with TV or telephones.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | John Kelly
| | Dr. John Kelly has been involved in Cahokia archaeology since 1969. He received his B.A from Beloit College in 1969, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980. His dissertation was based on work done on the Merrell Tract at Cahokia Mounds. Dr. Kelly has completed many projects in southwestern Illinois over the years, and is presently a senior lecturer in archaeology with the Department of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. He conducts archaeological field schools at Cahokia Mounds. | | | | Larry Kinsella
| | Larry Kinsella has been an advocational archeologist for over 25 years, and has presented primitive technology and experimental archeology to all ages through fun and educational programs. Larry led workshops and lectures at Dickson Mounds, Cahokia Mounds, and numerous Midwestern museums. His work has also been featured on the Discovery Channel documentary, “What Killed the Mega Beasts?” Larry will take participants back to when fire starting was an art and flint knapping a way of life. | | | | Bill Iseminger
| | Bill Iseminger has been with Cahokia Mounds since 1971, where he has conducted site excavations and directed archaeological field schools to include annual Earth Watch volunteers. He has appeared in a number of television programs over the years, including productions on the Discovery Channel, BBC, and the History Channel. Among his many duties at the Mounds, Bill handles public relations and exhibit coordination. His ability to share his enthusiasm and knowledge of the Cahokia Mounds has led previous participants to comment that his presentations are “one of the best programs ever attended.” | | | | Marilyn Kinsella
| | Marilyn Kinsella has been spinning words into elaborate stories since 1981, sharing folk tales, literary stories and personal narratives at schools and festivals around the Midwest. She is the president of Riverwind Storytellers Co., and has been featured at events including the St. Louis Arch Festival and Illinois Storytelling Festival. Marilyn offers storytelling workshops to children and adults. She shares an interest in the Cahokia Mounds with her husband, who is an archeologist. | | | | Cricket ( Lucretia Kelly
| | “Cricket” Lucretia Kelly received her undergraduate degree in anthropology from Beloit College in Wis., and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. She specializes in the study of animal remains from archaeological sites, or zoo archaeology, and is an independent zoo archaeological contractor, performing faunal analyses for archaeologists throughout the Midwest. Cricket is a lecturer and research associate at Washington University, and an adjunct professor at University of Missouri in St. Louis. | | | | Susan Ream Wilson
| | Susan Ream Wilson is a professional finger weaver and spinner whose interest in Native American crafts and cultures led her to begin volunteering at Cahokia Mounds 18 years ago. Specializing in sashes woven of handspun yarn, Susan’s work has won numerous awards, and her designs are known for their innovation. | | | |
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