North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics

Database Report:

Site Name: Iliniwek Village State Historic Site (1); Site Number: _____; County: Clark; State: MO; Country: USA; Ownership: Missouri Department of Natural Resources; Landform: Sand Terrace;

Date of Site: AD mid to late 1600s; Period Type: Early Historic Period; Culture: Illini; Site Type: Settlement; Site Size: > 40 acres;

Survey Type: Magnetic Gradiometry;

Instrument: Geoscan Research FM36 Fluxgate Gradiometer; Sampling Interval: 0.125 x 0.5 m; Prospecting Depth: 1-1.5 m; Area Surveyed: 7,260 sq m; Date of Survey: 28-May-1995 to 2-June-1995; Land Cover Type: Grasses; Ground Truthing: Yes;

Graphics/Imagery:

Magnetic survey data from the Iliniwek Site;

Magnetic contour data overlain on resistance image data;

Survey Type: Electrical Resistivity/Resistance;

Instrument: Geoscan Research RM15 Resistance Meter with PA-5 twin probe array; Sampling Interval: 0.5 m; Prospecting Depth: 0.5 m; Area Surveyed: 8,000 sq m; Date of Survey: March-1995; Land Cover Type: Grasses; Ground Truthing: Yes;

Graphics/Imagery:

Resistance data from the Iliniwek Site providing a detailed picture of the village layout;

Magnetic contour data overlain on resistance image data;

Project Name: Iliniwek Village State Historic Site, MO (1);

Reference: Grantham, L.D., Butler, W.B., DeVore, S.L., and J.W. Walker. (1995). Geophysical Investigations at Iliniwek Village State Historic Site: A 17th Century Illini Village in Northeast Missouri. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Plains Conference, Laramie, Wyoming.

Survey by: Steven L. Devore and William B. Butler, Interagency Archeological Services, National Park Service, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287.

Survey for: Dr. Larry Grantham, Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks, P.O. Box 174, Jefferson City, Missouri;

Report Location: Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City; Report Type: Conference Paper;

Abstract/Summary