Cahokia Archaeological Society

06/03/2026

Lots of things happening around Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site

06/02/2026

Our 2026 Scholarship and Grant Opportunity Portal is NOW OPEN!

The application portal for 2026 is NOW OPEN and will accept applications until June 30th. Awards will be presented at the CAS monthly meeting in time for school to start. If you would like to apply for a grant or scholarship or read the requirements, please click here: https://na2.documents.adobe.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhAk0D8nus1PPmaKGBw2ZiqZPeRWwbwZVtj3FoI8cfT8HfjBZwYi9CxP6CYDBOn6YSE&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExNUZtMFd3Q1VpeFhyS0VXN3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6i02l5c7RKgNwQd2hfcTIJDvpeJ0lsPFFx_c75XG53aFTFyqcI3sKNFMBUjg_aem_-Q6PGPaPlv2bLW4CqLvNIA

All applicants will receive a free 1 year membership and IAAA (Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology - compliments of CAS).

If you would like to help us fund this great program by making a donation, no matter how small, we would be grateful. To do so, please email us at [email protected]

The number of awards we can give are determined by the number of qualified applications and funds raised during the year.

05/20/2026

SAAs

Now accepting submissions for the 92nd annual meeting. All submissions, both sessions and individual, must be completed by Thursday, September 10, 2026, 3:00 p.m. eastern time.

05/19/2026

Did you forget about us? Applications accepted until June 30th!

Our 2026 Scholarship and Grant Opportunity Portal is NOW OPEN!

different purposes. We helped Christina Youngpeter from Washington University travel to Turin Italy for an international conference related to her field of study and helped Autumn Melby from the University of Pennsylvania write a program template for archaeological societies and organizations to hold Archaeology Merit Badge events with Scouting America! The result of which was our first Merit Badge event at Camp Vandeventer last September.

The application portal for 2026 is NOW OPEN and will accept applications until June 30th. Awards will be presented at the CAS monthly meeting in time for school to start. If you would like to apply for a grant or scholarship or read the requirements, please click here: https://na2.documents.adobe.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhAk0D8nus1PPmaKGBw2ZiqZPeRWwbwZVtj3FoI8cfT8HfjBZwYi9CxP6CYDBOn6YSE*

All applicants will receive a free 1 year membership and IAAA (Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology - compliments of CAS).

If you would like to help us fund this great program by making a donation, no matter how small, we would be grateful. To do so, click here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZVGSKRYX8WA8C

The number of awards we can give are determined by the number of qualified applications and funds raised during the year.

05/19/2026

Reconstructing Soundscapes Through Experimental Archaeology

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Yucatán Magazine

Does Mesoamerican really exist? The answer: it's complicated.

05/17/2026

Presentation

On May 23, Missouri Historical Society is hosting a great talk on indigenous people of Missouri.

Check the comments for the link. Note that although the talk is free, registration is required.

05/16/2026

Big shout out to our newest top fans! 💎

Scott Siegling, Kate Barnash, Norm Etling, Janice Phillips

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community,

05/14/2026

St Louis landscape

As the nation celebrates 250 years of existence, we look back to the 250th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis: The meeting of Mississippi and Missouri rivers drew settlers.

05/14/2026

What happens in Scotland after human remains are found on a dig?

Archaeologists have given a behind the scenes look at the rules and regulations governing the grisliest of discoveries

05/14/2026

Critical response

Dozens of scientists have banded together to pen scathing research letters to the journal Science about the publication of a study claiming the 14,500-year-old Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile is much younger than shown.