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Timothy R. Pauketat, Professor of Anthropology and Medieval Studies at the University of Illinois

What	Friday Seminar
When	February 22, 2013 04:00 PM February 22, 2013 06:00 PM February 22, 2013 from 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm
Where	Fowler Museum Building, Room A222
Contact Name	Ben Nigra
Contact Email	bnigra@ucla.edu
Contact Phone	310-825-4169
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Dr. Timothy R. Pauketat is an "American Bottom" Mississippian-era archaeologist and professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. He is best known for his investigations at and involving the World Heritage site of Cahokia Mounds. He is currently working with Danielle Benden and Robert Boszhardt on "The Mississippian Initiative" project in western Wisconsin at sites such as Trempealeau.

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