Archaeological excavations at Old LSU Site featured in LPB/PBS report

The Louisiana Public Broadcasting (PBS affiliate) interviewed archaeologists G&A affiliate faculty Matt Helmer and graduate student Conan Mills as part of a news piece reporting the archaeological excavations at the Old LSU Site in the Kisatchie National Forest, Pineville, LA.

The video reports on the preliminary results of the investigations, especially the discovery of an underground water cistern that was later reused as trash pit where the team recovered a number of significant artifacts including architectural ornaments.

Warm thanks to all collaborators for their support, especially the LSU Museum of Natural Science for graciously accommodating the team and collections during the laboratory phase of the project.

Congratulations to the team for bringing new insights into the early history of LSU!