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SIU celebrates Native American heritage month

By Janae Mosby, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2020
Grave Hunting: SIU unearths lost historical cemetery on campus

Grave Hunting: SIU unearths lost historical cemetery on campus

By Brooke Buerck, Sports Reporter
October 31, 2019
Professor of Anthropology Mike Wagner holds a French canonball Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, outside of his office in Faner Hall. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

‘Archaeologists aren’t born — they’re made’: Meet Mark Wagner, anthropology professor

By Amelia Blakely
September 13, 2017
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Archaeological center would hit ‘rock bottom’ after cuts, director says

By Olivia Spiers
April 27, 2017
Nathan Meissner, left, an SIU graduate with his Ph.D. in archaeology, measures ground distance with Chad Hall, a senior from Decatur studying criminology and criminal justice, during an archeological site examination Tuesday at the site of the Old Main building. “We’ve done a couple limited tests with [the ground penetrating radar], but this is the largest run,” said Meissner, a current research associate. “It’s a learning experience for us.  An amazing thing would be to use this equipment full scale at a large prehistoric site here in southern Illinois. I like using high tech equipment, it bring out the inner nerd in me.”

Students search for Old Main

By Austin Miller, @AMiller_DE
March 8, 2016
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