Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site | |
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Nearest city | Willard, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 37°3′50″N 89°20′5″W / 37.06389°N 89.33472°W |
Area | 196 acres (79 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 78001111[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 23, 1978 |
Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site is an archaeological site located on the western shore of Lake Milligan in Alexander County, Illinois. The site includes two mounds and a village site stretching northwest of the mounds. The village was inhabited by Middle Mississippian peoples from roughly 900-1600 A.D. It likely served as a trade hub and a social center for residents of the surrounding farmland. Formal archaeological investigation of the site was initiated in 1950 by Irvin Peithman of Southern Illinois University.[2]
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1978.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Maruszak, Kathleen. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site. National Park Service, 1977-07.