Knoll Spring Site facts for kids
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| Location | in the Sag Valley, Palos Hills, in Cook County near Chicago, Illinois |
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The Knoll Spring site (11Ck-19), aka Au Sagaunashke Village, is located in the Sag Valley, Palos Hills, in Cook County, Illinois, near the city of Chicago. It is classified as a late Prehistoric site with Upper Mississippian Huber affiliation.
History of Archaeological Investigations
Surface collections took place from 1964 through 1967. Excavations took place in 1966 and results were published in 1971.
Significance
The Knoll Spring site assemblage resembles that of other Huber (Blue Island) sites in the Chicago Area, including Huber, Hoxie Farm, Oak Forest, Palos and Anker. This cultural group was one of the Native American tribes first encountered by European explorers and fur traders in the 1600s, based on the presence of European trade goods at Oak Forest and Palos, but the specific tribal affiliation is unknown. The initial researchers at Knoll Spring believed they had established an association of Huber pottery with early European trade goods, but subsequent investigators have determined these objects were probably intrusive, later period artifacts.
