Wilson Mounds and Village Site | |
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| Location | Within and surrounding the Marshall Ferry Cemetery atRising Sun |
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| Coordinates | 37°59′57″N88°1′55″W / 37.99917°N 88.03194°W /37.99917; -88.03194 |
| Area | 430 acres (170 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000491[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 16, 1977 |
TheWilson Mounds and Village Site is a prehistoricarchaeological site located in and around the Marshall Ferry Cemetery inRising Sun,White County,Illinois. The site includes twelveHopewell burialmounds and a village site.
The site was inhabited by Hopewell peoples from approximately 400 B.C. to 400 A.D.
Excavations at the site began in the 1940s; the first formal investigations were conducted the following decade by theIllinois State Museum and theUniversity of Chicago. The site was part of a trade network which spanned much of the eastern United States, as resources from as far away asNorth Carolina and theLake Superior region have been found at the site. Two different skeletal types have been recovered from the site, indicating the presence of multiple cultures at the village. The site also includes a prehistoric cemetery in addition to burial mounds, suggesting that burials were organized based on social status.[2]
The site was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1977.[1]
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