Researchers and students from Augustana College and the University of Exeter in England are finishing up their work at the Thomsen Center Archeodome at the Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village. This summer the team made some interesting finds. Last month they uncovered 1,000 year old charred kernels of corn and sunflower seeds. This past weekend they found an intact ceramic pot. It’s small, but it’s the first time archeologists have found an intact piece of pottery since regular research started at the site in 1928.
Adrien Hannus is director of the archeology laboratory at Augustana and the project director at the Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village. He joined Dakota Midday and discussed the significance of this summer's discoveries.