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Multi-periodSite Name: Collins Site Alternative Name: ISAS nos. V-15, V-82, & V-394, Indian Springs Mound (11V82)Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 89.182 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Danville, IL
Latitude: 40.211384N Longitude: 87.743W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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A mound and village site in Vermilion County, Illinois dating to roughly AD 1000–1100 with minor associated mounds. The Collins mound and site are along the Middle Fork River.
Per the Illinois State Archaeological Survey, "Extensive excavations were conducted here in the 1970s by University of Illinois archaeologists, and over 70 boxes of material and samples from these site excavations are curated in the ISAS collections." The sites lie within the Kennekuk Cove County Park and partially accessible on a marked hiking trail. Recent activities at the site include removing invasive plant species from the area.
National Register of Historic Places Listing:
Collins Archeological District (added 1979 - - #79000872)
Also known as Illinois Archaeological Survey Nos. V-15, V-82, & V-394
Address Restricted , Danville
Historic Significance: Information Potential
Area of Significance: Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation: Late Woodland
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner: State
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Village Site
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-function: Underwater
Note: ISAS Staff Restores the Collins Mound Complex in East-Central Illinois. See comments.
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