On Saturday August 12th, Luther college Anthropology Lab Director Chad Landsman will be giving Atlatl
demonstrations at Effigy Mounds, as part of the Humanities Iowa's Teacher's Workshop Series 2006. Participants will have a chance
to have throw in an International Standards of Accuracy (ISAC) event and have their scores listed in the
World Atlatl Association's records. Participants who register also receive admission to
the workshops and events listed below.
Effigy Mounds National Monument, located along the Mississippi River in extreme northeast Iowa, was established in 1949 in order ot preserve
prehistoric burial and ceremonial mounds built by Woodland Indians between 2500 and 750 years ago.
For more information about the Atlatl event contact Chad Landsman, landch01@luther.edu.
For more information about the teacher workshops contact Merle Frommelt, merle_frommelt@nps.gov.
Download Registration Form (pdf)
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Completed Registrations may be faxed to Merle Frommelt @ (563) 873-3743
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Schedule of Events
8:00 AM: - Film: Earthshapers-Effigy Mounds N.M.
- Indian Rock Art Field Trip (Larson's Cave)
- Robert "Ernie" Boszhardt, Miss. Valley Archaeology Center
- Chloris Lowe
12:00 PM: - Lunch (Lawler Park Prairie du Chien, WI)
12-4 PM: Atlatl ISAC Demonstrations (behind the Visitors Center)
1:00 PM: - Jerry Cochrane, Native American Culture (Effigy Mounds Visitors Center)
- Native American Medicines, Baskets, Foods,
- Flintknapping, etc.
4:00 PM: - Restored Prairie Natural and Cultural Tour
- Rodney Rovang, Abbey Harkraer, Dennis Lanzendorf (Effigy Mounds Visitors Center)
What is included in the Saturday workshops
- Lunch and snacks provided
- Free admission at Effigy Mounds and other sites
- Tranportation within the monument
- All programs as detailed in the above schedule
- Free books & other teacher support materials
Contact
Merle Frommelt, merle_frommelt@nps.gov
Phone (563) 873-3491
Fax (563) 873-3743
www.nps.gov/efmo/
Directions
From Marquette
- Take Highway 76 north
- Effigy Mounds is located 3 miles north of Marquette.
From Decorah
- Take Highway 9 East
- Highway 9 becomes 76 near Waukon. Take Highway 76
- End at Effigy Mounds, 151 Highway 76, 3 miles north of Marquette
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