Illinois State Archaeological Survey - Illinois Archaeology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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| OUR MISSION The Illinois State Archaeological Survey's mission is to investigate, preserve and interpret the archaeological heritage of Illinois within the contexts of long-term public needs and sustainable economic development through its scientific research, public service, education, and outreach activities. |
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Digging Up Dirt on a Lost City Mound Found at East St. Louis Mound Preservation in Quincy, IL Hess Farm and the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation Northwest Illinois Still Shows Signs of Native Americans Major Find Near Fort de Chartres Institute Archaeologist Talks About East St. Louis Excavations New Mummy Insights, No Dissecting Needed Unwrapping a Mummy Pompeii in East St. Louis Experts Reveal New Images, Analyses of Spurlock Museum Mummy The East St. Louis Mound Center: America's Original "Second City"
New Bridge Build Continues to Produce New Discoveries Mound Preservation Where Did the Mississippians Go? Photoblog of East St. Louis Excavations Looking for the Past in a Highway's Path Death on Display: ISAS Researcher Sarah Wisseman (ATAM) Attends World Congress on Mummy Studies ISAS Featured in Prairie Research Institute Article in Inside Illinois Search for War of 1812 Fort Johnson in Warsaw, IL by ISAS Volunteers and Researchers
The Lost City of Cahokia The Mystery of Kellogg's Grove Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Association Previous Illinois Archaeology Today Stories
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What's New
Prairie Research Institute Hosts Prairie Lightning Symposium On November 16, 2011, the Prairie Research Institute sponsored the Prairie Lightning Symposium at the I Hotel and Conference Center. The event was open to all Institute staff.Building Bridges: IDOT Archaeology and Tribal Consultation ISAS/IDOT are building metaphoric bridges by developing links and connections to the tribes with whom we coordinate, while at the same time ISAS is clearing the way for IDOT to build a new bridge across the Mississippi River at East St. Louis.ISAS Researchers Study Perishable Materials Mary Simon, senior archaeobotanist and Mary King, assistant archaeobotanist visited the R.L. Andrews Center for Perishables Analysis at Mercyhurst College to better understand and interpret these types of materials in ISAS excavations.New Findings Presented on a Roman-Period Egyptian Mummy at the University of Illinois
NOW AVAILABLE! This encyclopedic book describes and illustrates nearly 1,100 different Illinois embossed-bottle varieties produced before, during, and after the Civil War (from 1840 to 1880) for close to 500 Illinois merchants operating in over 100 small towns and cities across the state, with populations ranging from just a few hundred souls to more than 100,000 people. ISAS and IDOT Win 2011 Environmental Excellence Award
ISAS Receives Significant pre-Civil War Urban
ISAS is pleased to announce the hire of four individuals for the Research Archaeologist position at our American Bottom Field Station (ABFS). The position required individuals with extensive field and supervisory experience, as well as experience in Mississippian archaeology. It entails supervising excavation crews presently working at the East St. Louis Mound Center (ESTL) as part of the New Mississippi River Bridge Project. ISAS Awards Charles J. Bareis Research Assistantships Annually, beginning in 2010, the Illinois State Archaeological Survey awarded assistantships to selected graduate students specializing in Illinois archaeology, in honor of the late Charles J. Bareis. This fall, Jacob Skousen and Sarah Otten have secured research assistantships for 2011.
The poster, entitled “The New Mississipi River Bridge: IDOT–Building the Future • Preserving the Past,” was part of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s exhibit featuring the archaeology and construction of the New Mississippi River Bridge Project. American Archaeology Magazine Features ISAS Excavations at the East St. Louis Mound Center Was Cahokia a prehistoric metropolis? The discovery of a large adjacent community has convinced some archaeologists that it was. ISAS/IDOT Receive Federal Highway Administration Award The Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS) and its partner the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) were recognized by FHWA for Exemplary Human Environment Initiatives and Exemplary Ecosystem Initiatives. |
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NEW! ISAS Publications
ISAS and Illinois Height Modernization Program Using LiDAR data to obtain accurate location and topographic information for prehistoric mounds and earthen constructs. 
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On November 2, 2011, Sarah Wisseman, Program on Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials (ATAM) director and Spurlock Museum hosted a panel discussion on new imaging results on the Spurlock Museum Mummy.
For their efforts on the New Mississippi River Bridge Project, ISAS and IDOT were selected as one of twelve groups from over 125 nominees recognized by the Federal Highway Administration to reward the commitment to deliver projects that protect and enhance the environment, but that also shorten project delivery, advance innovateive technology and "go greener."
Updated: 01/10/2012 ML