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The state archaeology park lies in south-western Illinois between East St. Louis and Collinsville. [4] The park covers 2,200 acres (890 ha), or about 3.5 square miles (9 km 2 ), and contains about 80 manmade mounds, but the ancient city was much larger.
This is a list of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois. 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 ]
A map showing approximate areas of various Mississippian and related cultures. The Koster Site is located near the center of this map in the upper part of the Middle Mississippi area. The Koster Site is a prehistoric archaeological site located south of Eldred, Illinois. The site covers more than 3 acres and extends 30 feet down into the ...
The Kincaid Mounds Historic Site (11MX2-11; 11PO2-10) [3] c. 1050–1400 CE, [4] is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located at the southern tip of present-day U.S. state of Illinois, along the Ohio River.
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
The American Bottom region is bordered by tall bluffs such as this one, rising near Dupo, Illinois. This waterfall is called Falling Springs. The American Bottom is the flood plain of the Mississippi River in the Metro East region of Southern Illinois, extending from Alton, Illinois, south to the Kaskaskia River. It is also sometimes called ...
This category is meant for all National Register properties and districts in Illinois that qualified under Criterion D, locations "that have yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory".
The Illinois Archaeological Survey is governed by a board of directors, which convenes at the call of the president, typically three to four times per year. The board is composed of the survey's five elected officers (president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer, and editor), who typically serve two-year terms, and eight elected directors ...