Oneota Native American Home Discovered by University of Wisconsin Students

[xchrom]

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/07/oneota-native-american-home-discovered-by-university-of-wisconsin-students/

The recent discovery of the remains of an Oneota long house has led to the documentation of nearly 7,000 artifacts by a University of Wisconsin-La Cross (UW-L) archaeology class.

According to an article on LaCrossTribune.com, similar houses were discovered in the same area in 1987 and 1992 during a road construction project. The most recent find—discovered in a remote field near Highway 53 in Holmen, Wisconsin—is thought to be more than 500 years old.

The class is taught by UW-L associate professor David Anderson, who told the Tribune that the remnants from the site haven’t been examined yet, but they should help add to the understanding of what life was like for the Oneota people before European influence.

According to the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center, the Oneota people were the first farmers in what is now Wisconsin, but a report from the University of Iowa says many questions remain about this culture, including the origin of the Oneota.

[semillama]

1. My first post-grad job was in that region

Never found any Oneota stuff, but then I spent 90% of my time on historical sites.

[WhiteTara]

2. Thanks for the post.

:hi:

[xchrom]

3. sure thing.

:hi:

[LiberalEsto]

4. And the Bank of America is already foreclosing on it nt

[mopinko]

5. still many oneota in the area.

big reservation in the green bay area.

coincidently, had a gas company plumber here the other day that was oneota. from the turtle clan. had a cool turtle tattoo.