Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site

Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site is an archaeological site located on the western shore of Lake Milligan in Alexander County, Illinois. The site includes two mounds and a village site stretching northwest of the mounds. The village was inhabited by Middle Mississippian peoples from roughly 900-1600 A.D. It likely served as a trade hub and a social center for residents of the surrounding farmland. Formal archaeological investigation of the site was initiated in 1950 by Irvin Peithman of Southern Illinois University.[2]

Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Willard, Illinois
Coordinates	37°3′50″N 89°20′5″W
Area	196 acres (79 ha)
NRHP reference No.	78001111[1]
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1978

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1978.[1]

See also

• List of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Maruszak, Kathleen. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site. National Park Service, 1977-07.