Learn about Louisiana's Past through Archaeology!

Intro to LA Archaeology
Introduction to Archaeology

Bring archaeology into the classroom.
Prehistoric LA
Prehistoric Louisiana

Discover Louisiana from 11,500 BCE to 1700 CE, before European contact.
Poverty Point
Poverty Point Earthworks

Poverty Point World Heritage Site dates from 1700 BCE to 1100 BCE.
Los Adaes
Los Adaes

Spanish Fort from 1721 to 1773.
El Nuevo
El Nuevo Constante

Spanish Shipwreck from 1766.
Urban Historical Archaeology cover
Urban Historical Archaeology

Bring urban historical archaeology into the classroom with a site, from a Section 106 project, spanning the 1870s to 1960s.
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