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  • From: dtv@mwt.net
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  • Subject: [permaculture] Very old knotweed pancakes
  • Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 08:02:01 US/Central

Ancient Village Located in Illinois


DAMIANSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Digging crews have found hundreds of 1,200-year-old
stone
arrowheads
and pottery fragments buried under an Illinois hillside.




The discovery near this village about 35 miles east of St. Louis represents
an important
archaeological find, said Brad Koldehoff, a state archaeologist.




``It's a significant site. They discovered a keyhole-shaped house and what
appears to be a
small
village,'' he said.




``Keyhole'' houses are dwellings made of clay and logs with rooms half
submerged in the
ground.
The large, dome-shaped living area at one end was reached by a long,
straight, covered
entrance,
giving rise to the name ``keyhole.''




Microscopic examination of debris from their ancient garbage pits shows the
inhabitants
ate
venison and turkey, plus what are today considered weeds. One common dish was
a sort of
pancake made from the seeds of knot weed.




The village dates from the Late Woodland period, from about 600 to 800 A.D.,
said
Koldehoff.




What is learned from the dig will be integrated with knowledge gained from
other finds in
Illinois
in recent years, including the 2001 discovery of 70 handmade ceremonial stone
ax heads
beneath
a field in Shiloh.




The hillside where the artifacts were found last week was chosen for
excavation because
the
landowner wants to sell its dirt to the state as fill for a nearby highway
project. State
law requires
that an archaeological team search for artifacts and excavate any that might
be found.


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