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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

What’s the name of that young lady who did a history project about Dickson Mounds? I remember when I was a little girl, you could still go to the museum and see the Native American remains before the governor ordered the museum to cover them up.” Sue is the executive director of the Western Illinois Museum in Macomb, IL.

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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

archaeologists study past humans and societies primarily through their material remains – the buildings, tools, and other artifacts that constitute what is known as the material culture left over from former societies. Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. New York: Thames and Hudson 2.