Cahokia Mounds OPEN Labor Day 

1 p.m. - 4 p.m.  Elk Grove Historical Museum, Elk Grove, IL - 2nd Annual Archaeology Day.   Paula Bryant and Melissa Balthus, , Illinois State Archaeological Survey archaeologists, will be doing demonstrations and provide information about the prehistory and history of Illinois.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum - American Indian Education Days. Indian Individuals and groups demonstrate and sell various crafts, set up educational tables, hands-on activities for children. Free 

 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum - Missouri Atlatl Association will hold its Annual Competition and Demonstration of this ancient spear-throwing device. Try your own use of an atlatl in the public area. Free 

 2 p.m.  Arthur Public Library, Arthur, 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

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum - American Indian Education Days. Indian Individuals and groups demonstrate and sell various crafts, set up educational tables, hands-on activities for children. Free

Homer Township Library Bookmobile, Homer, IL - Dig It! September is Illinois Archaeology Awareness Month! To celebrate, the Homer Township Library Bookmobile encourages enthusiasts to come and help uncover the past. A mock excavation and keepsake artifacts for kids, books and resources for all ages, and YOU are all that is needed to make this expedition a success! For more information see  www.homerlibrary.org    . Free  link to newsletter

7 p.m.  Macktown Visitor's Center, Macktown Forest Preserve, Rockton, IL - The Bottlemy Site (11MH495): Late Woodland Occupations in Northeastern Illinois, by Dr. Paula Porubcan, Illinois State Archaeological Survey. Sponsored by the Three Rivers Chapter of the IAAS. Free link to flyer

7 p.m.  Illinois State Museum, Springfield, 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

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

 6:30 p.m.  Winchester Public Library, Winchester, 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 a.m.   Cahokia Mounds Museum - Fall Equinox Sunrise Observance at the reconstructed Woodhenge. Arrive by 6:30 am to hear an explanation of the discovery, form and function of this ancient post circle calendar. Free

7 p.m.  Taylorville Public Library, Taylorville, 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

7 p.m.  Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, 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

7 p.m.  Decatur Public Library, Decatur, 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 *

7 p.m.  Christian County Genealogical Society & Historical Society, Taylorville, 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

9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum - Nature/Culture Hike. Three-mile hike with an archaeologist and a naturalist into several ecological and archaeological zones. Bring water and dress for the weather. Canceled if it is raining. Free 

 1:30 p.m.  Macon County Historical Society & History Museum, Decatur, 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

12 p.m. - 4 p.m.  Cahokia Mounds Museum - Artifact Identification Day. Public may bring in their artifacts for archaeologists to examine and determine age, culture, function, and material. No monetary appraisals given. Free

 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Illinois Waterway Visitor Center, Ottawa, IL - Archaeology Awareness Afternoon. Free

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

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

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