The yard of the UW-L Archaeology Lab is home to an experimental Native American garden.
Sunflowers border the garden.
Students in the Archaeological Studies Program at the University prepared the garden using a replica bison scapula hoe similar to those used by Native Americans here in La Crosse during the 13-16 th centuries. The garden was planned as an experiment both in the use of tools such as the hoe, and in the growth and habits of the plants in corn hills like those found at archaeological sites. Visit the Archaeology Lab Museum to see examples of the archaeological hoes, and photos of some ridged fields with corn hills that have been found here in La Crosse. MVAC Educational Programs are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities . This project was supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation .