Introduction 5 Paleo-Indians 9 Archaic Man 12 Cultures and Cultural Change 19 Initial Woodland 20 Food Storers (Advanced Phase) 23 The Hopewellian Civilization (Classic Phase) 26 Final Woodland 30 Middle Mississippi 34 Upper Mississippi 42 The Illini 45 The Indians Leave Illinois 54 Summary of Illinois Prehistory 54 Glossary 59 Bibliography 67 Diagram: Stream of Culture 57 Table I: Stages and Archaeological Units 4 Table II: Radiocarbon Dates 8 Table III: Cultural Characteristics of Archaeological Units 70 [Illustration: TABLE I. STAGES AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNITS] STAGE SUBSTAGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNITS PATTERN PHASE SUBCULTURE TYPE STATIONS IV. MACHINE AGE Lacking in the Americas III. FARMING DOMESTIC PLANTS AND FOOD-DRAFT ANIMALS Lacking in the Americas PLANT-RAISING MISSISSIPPI Historic Illini: 1673-1833 [Illini Tribes] Brandt II (Ra^v1) Upper: 1100 (?)-1600 A.D. Langford Fisher II and III Middle: 1000-1500 A.D. Cumberland Kincaid Site Cahokia Dickson Mound (F^o34) and Fout’s Village (F^v664) Protomiss Dillinger Village Site WOODLAND (Hoe-culture) Final: 200 (?)-1000 A.D. Effigy Mound Tampico Maples Mills Site Stone Vault Spencer Mound Group Jersey Bluff Otter Creek Sites Raymond Raymond Site Lewis Lewis (Pp^v1A) Classic: 500 B.C-500 A.D. Hopewell (South) Hubele Village (Wh^v30) Wilson Mound (Wh^o6) Hopewell (North) Clear Lake Village (T^v1)