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Original language | English (US) |
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State | Published - 2018 |
Event | 2018 Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference - Notre Dame, United States Duration: Oct 4 2018 → Oct 6 2018 Conference number: 62 |
Conference
Conference | 2018 Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference |
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Abbreviated title | 2018 MAC |
Country | United States |
City | Notre Dame |
Period | 10/4/18 → 10/6/18 |
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Reevaluation of the Mitchell Site in the Northern American Bottom, Illinois. / McCullough, Robert G.; Booth, Donald L; Durst, Patrick R.; Esarey, Duane E.; Loebel, Thomas J.
2018. Paper presented at 2018 Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference, Notre Dame, United States.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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T1 - Reevaluation of the Mitchell Site in the Northern American Bottom, Illinois
AU - McCullough, Robert G.
AU - Booth, Donald L
AU - Durst, Patrick R.
AU - Esarey, Duane E.
AU - Loebel, Thomas J.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The Mitchell site, once a major Mississippian mound center, has been impacted by previous excavation, the construction of I270, and mod- ern development. The most significant investigation since highway salvage work in the early 1960s by James Porter, was SCI Engineering’s excavation prior to lumber yard expansion. This project identified numerous, superimposed Late Stirling structures indicating a greater time depth than suggested by Porter. SCI Engineering also reconstructed the locations of Porter’s 1960s and 1975 excavations, as well as later CRM-funded projects, and overlaid these on existing maps. This year the Illinois State Archaeological Survey began reconnaissance and geophysical surveys in the broader Mitchell site area in advance of proposed roadway improvements by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Importantly, these new evaluations suggest that the Mitchell site, as defined by Porter, is part of a larger, sprawling complex encompassing other nearby archaeological sites, perhaps best characterized a “Greater Mitchell” site complex
AB - The Mitchell site, once a major Mississippian mound center, has been impacted by previous excavation, the construction of I270, and mod- ern development. The most significant investigation since highway salvage work in the early 1960s by James Porter, was SCI Engineering’s excavation prior to lumber yard expansion. This project identified numerous, superimposed Late Stirling structures indicating a greater time depth than suggested by Porter. SCI Engineering also reconstructed the locations of Porter’s 1960s and 1975 excavations, as well as later CRM-funded projects, and overlaid these on existing maps. This year the Illinois State Archaeological Survey began reconnaissance and geophysical surveys in the broader Mitchell site area in advance of proposed roadway improvements by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Importantly, these new evaluations suggest that the Mitchell site, as defined by Porter, is part of a larger, sprawling complex encompassing other nearby archaeological sites, perhaps best characterized a “Greater Mitchell” site complex
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