Artifacts November/December 2012
Ceramic beakers were the vessels of choice for the so-called “Black Drink” used at Cahokia by Native Americans in their purification rituals
(Linda Alexander, photographer, use with permission of the Illinois State Archaeological Society)
Digs & Discoveries May/June 2025
Zack Frank/Adobe Stock
Digs & Discoveries November/December 2016
(Courtesy Illinois State Archaeological Survey)
Letter from Florida May/June 2016
In Florida’s Panhandle, tribal leaders and archaeologists reach into the past to help preserve a native community’s identity
(Mike Toner)