09/13/2011 10:06 PM

6:30 p.m.  Paris Carnegie Public Library, Paris, IL- New Discoveries of Illinois's Ancient Past: Archaeological Highlight of the Rockies Express-East Pipeline Project, by Dr. Michael Hambacher, Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group (CCRG). Free

5:30 p.m.  Pittsfield Library, Pittsfield, IL- New Discoveries of Illinois's Ancient Past: Archaeological Highlight of the Rockies Express-East Pipeline Project, by Dr. Michael Hambacher, Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group (CCRG). Free *

6:30 p.m.  Tuscola Public Library, Tuscola, IL- New Discoveries of Illinois's Ancient Past: Archaeological Highlight of the Rockies Express-East Pipeline Project, by Dr. Michael Hambacher, Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group (CCRG). Free

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Cahokia Mounds Museum, Collinsville, IL - Deadline for entering American Indian Photography Contest. Contestants may enter two photos (black and white or color prints) of any subject dealing with American Indians, framed and ready for hanging. Fee $10 per entry.

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7 p.m. Lucy Ellis Lounge/Foreign Languages Building, UIUC, Urbana- Nuns, Priestesses, and Prostitutes in Ancient Babylonia, by Dr. Norm Yoffee, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan. Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America/Central Illinois Society, Dept of the Classics, Krannert Art Museum. and Dept. of Anthropology, University of Illinois. Free

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7 p.m. Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center, Springfield, IL - From the Bottom: Recent Investigations in the Sequence of Ritual Activities at Cahokia's Mound 34 and the Pre-mound Copper Workshop, by Dr. John E. Kelly, Washington University. The Paul F. Mickey Science Series. Free Abstract: The investigations into the pre-mound landscape of Mound 34 exposed and documented a copper workshop initially identified by Gregory Perino in 1956. This work has added to our knowledge of the complex nature of the ritual activity that took place before the mound's creation. While the focus of the past four seasons' excavations has centered on the context of copper working within the confines of a wall-trench structure it has become apparent that this is only one of a number of unique ritual activities that occurred there.

6 p.m.  Hewes Library, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL - The Monmouth College North American Artifact Collection, Formal Opening and Reception sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, Western Illinois Society, and Monmouth College as part of the "Year of Western Illinois Archaeology". Free

 7:30 p.m.  Dahl Chapel, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL - History From Under Your Feet and From Under Your Wheels: Highlights of Archaeological Research in Western Illinois, Keynote Lecture for the "Year of Western Illinois Archaeology", by Lawrence A. Conrad, Emeritus Director of the Western Illinois University Archaeological Research Laboratory. Free

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6:30 - 9 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum, Collinsville, IL - North American Indian Photography Contest Reception and Awards Ceremony. Judges will award prizes and attendees can vote for People's Choice Award. Wine and cheese, silent auction. Free

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3 p.m. 62 Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - Humans and Animals or the Instability of Species and Gender in Ancient Greece, by Dr. Annetta Alexandridis, Dept. of History of Art and Visual Studies, Cornell University. Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America/Central Illinois Society, Dept of the Classics, and Krannert Art Museum. Free

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7 p.m. Urbana Free Library, Urbana - Presentation TBA, by Alice Berkson, Public Service Archaeology Program.. Sponsored by the East Central Illinois Archaeological Society. Come at 6:30 p.m. if interested in the East Central Illinois Archaeological Society Business Meeting. Free

Cahokia Mounds Museum , Collinsville, IL - Cahokia Archaeological Society Meeting. - October meeting - Cancelled

7:30 p.m.  Morgan Room of Poling Hall, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL - Illinois' First Pioneers: The Paleoindian and Archaic Peoples of Illinois, lecture for the "Year of Western Illinois Archaeology", by Brad H. Koldehoff, Cultural Resource Coordinator, Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Illinois Department of Transportation. Free

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2 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum , Collinsville, IL - Raptor Awareness Show. World Bird Sanctuary of St. Louis brings live birds of prey and discusses their characteristics, featuring a flyover above the heads of the audience. Free

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7 p.m. Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center, Springfield, IL - A Shape in Time and Space: Tracing the Neck Discoid Grave Marker, by Michael McNerney, American Resources Group, Ltd. The Paul F. Mickey Science Series. Free Abstract: As an outgrowth of research on various human effigy folk gravestones in southern Ilinois, this presentation focuses on one variety believed to be derived from an older Celtic tradition having roots in England, Scotland and Ireland.

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5:30 p.m. 62 Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - From Sumer to Saddam and Beyond: The Fate of Iraq's Cultural Heritage, by Dr. Steven Garfinkle, Dept. of History, Western Washington University. Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America/Central Illinois Society, Dept of the Classics, and Krannert Art Museum. Free

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7:30 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum , Collinsville, IL - Cahokia Archaeological Society Meeting. Come at 6:30 pm if interested in helping wash artifacts.

7 p.m. Illinois State Archaeological Survey, 23 E. Stadium, Champaign - Archaeobotany, by Mary Simon, Illinois State Archaeological Survey. Sponsored by the East Central Illinois Archaeological Society. Come at 6:30 p.m. if interested in the East Central Illinois Archaeological Society Business Meeting. Free

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Cahokia Mounds Museum , Collinsville, IL - Closed - Thanksgiving Day.

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Nov 26-28; Friday, Noon- 5 p.m.; Saturday/Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum , Collinsville, IL - 8th Annual Fall Indian Market Days . American Indians and vendors of Indian-made items will sell crafts, art, jewelry, beadwork, clothing, baskets, bronze work, and more. Shop for unique holiday gift items .Free

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7 p.m. Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center, Springfield, IL- From Mound Builders to Stockyard Workers: The Archaeology of East St. Louis, Brad Koldehoff, Illinois Department of Transportation. The Paul F. Mickey Science Series. Free Abstract: IDOT's New Mississippi River Bridge Project has provided the opportunity for large-scale excavations in East St. Louis by University of Illinois' archaeologists. Hidden beneath layers of cindery fill and concrete slabs are hundreds of well-preserved Mississippian (A.D. 1000-1200) house floors and storage pits, which in some areas are cut by late 19th-century privies and cisterns used by early stockyard workers. These discoveries permit an unprecedented look at the daily lives of both groups.

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7 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum , Collinsville, IL - Cahokia Archaeological Society Meeting. Holiday Potluck dinner and gift exchange, no program.

7 p.m. Urbana Free Library, Urbana - Vermillion County's Collins Archaeological Site: A History and a Summary of Recent Work at a Late Woodland Mound and Village Complex, by Doug Jackson, Illinois State Archaeological Survey. Sponsored by the East Central Illinois Archaeological Society. Come at 6:30 p.m. if interested in the East Central Illinois Archaeological Society Business Meeting. Free

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7:30 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum , Collinsville, IL - Winter Solstice Sunrise Observance at the reconstructed Woodhenge. Arrive by 7:00 a.m. to hear an explanation of the discovery, form and function of this ancient post circle calendar. Free