Published October 9, 2025
MONROE, La. – October is Archaeology Month in Louisiana, and to celebrate, the ULM Museum of
Natural History will host guest speaker Aubra L. Lee, Ph.D., on Thursday, October
16 at 5:30 p.m. The talk is entitled “Troyville: The Site That Progress Could Not
Erase” and will be hosted in the museum STEAM room on the first floor of Hanna Hall,
708 University Ave., on the ULM campus. The event is free, and the public is invited
to attend.
Lee is a State Archaeologist and Tribal Liaison for the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) and is based in Alexandria, La.
Archaeologists have long recognized the Troyville site, located in Catahoula Parish,
as one of the most distinctive mound complexes in the Lower Mississippi River Valley.
Recent research has uncovered new insights into the people who built and lived at
Troyville, as well as the objects central to their daily lives. “This work highlights
Troyville’s vital role in understanding the development of pre-contact Native American
societies in the region,” said Lee.
For more information about the ULM Museum of Natural History, visit www.ulm.edu/caes/museum.html.
