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Showing posts with label Ancient Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ancient Illinois. Show all posts
Saturday, April 13, 2024

The Illinois, aka Illiniwek & Illini: A Chronicle of Power, Demise, and Women's Roles.

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The narrative of The Illinois, aka Illiniwek or Illini, unfolds like a saga, etched against the backdrop of the Illinois country. Once a thr...
Sunday, March 24, 2024

Marquette and Jolliet French Exploration of the North American Interior, 1673.

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On May 17, 1673, Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, a skilled cartographer and fur trader, set out on a four-month voyage that carr...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Scam email about Mammoth and Mastodon Ivory Sales in Illinois.

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I'm writing this article, which includes a screen capture of the email below I received as a preemptive warning to Illinois residents an...
Thursday, March 30, 2023

ILLINOIS TOWNS NAMED FOR INDIAN CHIEFS

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The original inhabitants of the area that had become the State of Illinois in 1818 included the Chickasaw tribe, the Dakota Sioux tribe, the...
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Friday, September 2, 2022

Sinnissippi Mounds on the Rock River in Sterling, Illinois.

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The Sinnissippi Mounds are a Hopewell culture burial mound located in the city of Sterling, Illinois. The Sinnissippi mounds are a product o...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

A Discovery of an Indian Effigy Mound in the Lake View Community of Chicago, May Date Before 1,000 AD.

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Effigy mounds  are sacred burial places built by Indians between 800 AD and 1,000 AD. They are extensive earthworks made from soil, usually ...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Illinois' Driftless Region Explained.

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The driftless region or zone consists of the extreme northwestern corner of Illinois, southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, and no...
Tuesday, March 2, 2021

The Prehistoric War Bluff Stone Fort, Pope County, Illinois.

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The Stone Forts of Illinois. One of the unique prehistoric phenomena of Southern Illinois is the ruins of stone walls which have traditional...