COLLINSVILLE - Beads and ornaments made by American Indians in the 17th Century will be discussed by Duane Esarey at the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site winter lecture at 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 22. 

 Esarey, an archaeologist and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of North Carolina, will discuss the beads and ornaments made from shell by American Indians in a variety of forms and styles that are found throughout the eastern U.S and that are indicative of the extent of trade during the early historic period.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, is just eight miles from downtown St. Louis in Collinsville, off Interstates 55/70 (Exit 6) and I-255 (Exit 24), on Collinsville Road. The site is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and open Wednesday through Sunday except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day. During January the daily hours are 9 AM to 4 PM. There is no admission fee but a donation of $4 for adults, $2 for children and $10 for families is suggested.

For more information or a calendar of events, call 618-346-5160 or visit www.cahokiamounds.org