Seven Decades of Archaeology The study of the ancient past at the Dickson Site began in 1927 when Dr. Don F. Dickson conducted excavations on the family farm. His work attracted the attention of the public and scholars. University of Chicago archaeologists who excavated in the area in the 1930s established many of the methods and field techniques of modern archaeology. Over the years Dickson Mounds has been a center for the study and interpretation of the prehistory of the Illinois River Valley ...

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