Dunleith Mounds

Gramercy Park, site of the Dunleith Mound Group in East Dubuque, Illinois. The 26 mounds at the site were excavated in 1857 and 1882 by a Smithsonian Field Agent. The mounds were made in 200-500 AD. 1. In Mound 16, eleven skeletons were found in a stone & log chamber seated in a circle. 2. In Mound 4 a skeleton 7-8 feet tall was excavated. 3. View of the expansive site. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).