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Pieces of history stolen from excavation area spark patrols
Excavation site intrusions draw local law enforcement attention after visitors pull over to view dig. Illinois IDOT official notes no 24 hour surveillance while researchers from STAR P team catalog artifacts. Finds include pit features with pottery charcoal and arrowheads dating to Woodland period about 1,000 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Klamm
Illinois Department of Transportation District 9
STARP
University of Illinois Archaeology Department
IDOT
Koldehoff