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Fisher Mound Group
41.3214° N, -88.2500° E
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The Fisher Mound Group is a group of burial mounds with an associated village site located on the DesPlaines River near its convergence with the Kankakee River where they combine to form the Illinois River, in Will County, Illinois, about 60 miles southwest of Chicago. It is a multi-component stratified site representing several Prehistoric Upper Mississippian occupations as well as minor Late Woodland and Early Historic components. The site contains a total of 12 burial mounds, the main ones being the Big East Mound and the Big West Mound. Around the mounds are 50 house pits.
Historical Timeline
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Period A occupation (Fisher Ware)
A.D. 1100–1300
Period B occupation (Langford Ware)
A.D. 1200–1500
Period C and later deposits
After A.D. 1500
First recorded visit by George Langford
1898
Small-scale excavations by Langford and Calmer
1906–1907
Farming damage prompts large excavations
1922
Large-scale excavations began
1924
First site report published
1927
J. W. Griffin typology paper
1948
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Miscellaneous Features
Burial and Funerary Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
Food Production and Processing Features
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