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A paper published in an archaeology journal contends ammonite fossil found in American Indian Hopewell Mound in Ohio came from South Dakota Badlands.

An example of an amateur archaeologist working with professionals to gain insights into the first Ohioans is featured in a forthcoming journal.

In part 1 of this article, the features of the Liverpool Mound group in Fulton County Illinois were described. This second half focuses on the possible meanings of the mounds and their contents and should be cross-referenced with the data from Part 1.

The Interaction Sphere is defined by the movement of highly-valued raw materials from the outskirts of that social network to the Hopewell heartland.

Time travel is possible through the study of history, and sometimes it results in unexpected destinations. The New Lenox Area Historical Society tells of a fort that once stood in the region, believed to have been built in the 1730s between the Native American trails that became today’s U.S. Highways 6 and 30. But the forts existence is about all that can be agreed upon, so Lori Lindberg, chairwoman of the New Lenox Area Historical Society, turned the dialog over to David Rubner, a researc...