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Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites. [1] More than eighty different sites in Illinois are listed under this criterion, including both Native American ...
This is a listing of sites of archaeological interest in the state of Illinois, in the United States Wikimedia Commons has media related to Archaeological sites in Illinois . Subcategories
Pages in category "Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Combined, the various burial sites at Dickson Mounds comprehensively represent all of the known eras of Native American culture in Illinois. [8] Excavation and analysis of over eight hundred Native American skeletons from these burial sites indicate a transition from hunting and gathering to an agrarian economy and significant health changes in the population as a result of this transition. [9]
Albany Mounds State Historic Site, also known as Albany Mounds Site, is a historic site operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.It spans over 205 acres of land near the Mississippi River at the northwest edge of the state of Illinois in the United States.
The Center has been associated with years of excavation at the Koster Site in Greene County, Illinois. Researchers have uncovered evidence of more than 7,000 years of human habitation, back to the Early Archaic period (8000 BC to 1000 BC). The center is located about 90 minutes north of St. Louis and the Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois.
Millstone Bluff is a natural bluff in Pope County, Illinois, United States, located near the community of Glendale.Listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its archaeological significance, Millstone Bluff is one of three National Register sites in Pope County, along with the Golconda Historic District and part of the Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site.
The town was one of seven major town sites in the central Illinois River valley and served as a social and economic center for surrounding villages and farms. The artifacts uncovered at the site have been well-preserved and include both organic remains and intact homes, providing significant archaeological evidence regarding the Mississippian ...