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Tag Along With Archaeologists and Explore Kincaid Mounds.

The Kincaid Mounds Archaeology Field Day is planned for Saturday October 26th, 2019 at the Kincaid Mounds Site, near Brookport, in Massac County.

To learn more, you can send an e-mail to  kincaidmoundsorg@gmail.org

In this feature, WSIU radio sits down to visit with two SIU-C Archaeologists:

Dr. Brian Butler  (Retired), and Dr. Paul Welch, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at SIU-Carbondale.

Researchers believe that Kincaid Mounds was occupied by a large civilization, about 700 to 1,000 years ago.  To learn more, browse to:  https://www.orsb-illinois.com/massac-johnson-county-attractions/kincaid-mounds-state-historic-site/

Or, visit:   https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/calendar/Pages/Kincaid-Mounds-Archaeology-Field-Day---KMSO.aspx

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