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Anker Site
41.7336° N, -87.6667° E
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The Anker Site (11Ck-21) is located on the Little Calumet River near Chicago, Illinois. It is classified as a late prehistoric site with Upper Mississippian Huber (aka Blue Island) affiliation.
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Estimated occupation
A.D. 1400–1500
Regional Huber timeframe
A.D. 1400–1680s
Salvage excavation after discovery
1958
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