Patrick Livingood News Today

Students and faculty of the University of Oklahoma and staff members at the Oklahoma Archeological Survey have launched excavations at the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center.

The Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center will be having a “Birthday Bash and Archaeology Day” to celebrate the opening of the Spiro Mounds 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 7.

The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum is featuring a new exhibit about the Spiro Mounds titled “Spiro and the Art of the Mississippian World.” This new exhibit, which opened Feb. 12, explores the archeological and historical data connecting the Spiro site to other communities throughout North and Central America, according to the museum’s website. Faculty from the University of Oklahoma, including Amanda Regnier and Patrick Livingood, as well as other speakers from acro...