The Winfield Mounds Prehistoric Site - Introduction

Part One of the video series in which we explore the history and archeology of the Winfield Mounds, the prehistoric effigy mounds and associated village site, located in the Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve in Winfield, Illinois.

This first episode provides an introduction to the mounds, the sources used in the series, and a virtual walking tour of how to find the Winfield Mounds site within the DuPage County forest preserve, as well as some introductory facts associated with the mound site.

Thanks for watching! We hope that you find this interesting and informative!

Brian & Joyce


IMAGE CREDITS
"The Excavation of DU 1, A Mound of the Player Mound Group, DuPage County, Illinois" by Georg K. Neumann, University of Chicago, 1931
"The Excavation at DU-33: A Preliminary Report" by Kennth G Hoglund, Wheaton College, 1978
"The Archeology of Winfield Mounds and Village, Dupage County, Illinois", The Wisconsin Archeologist, Vol70, No3, September, 1989, by Douglas Kullen
"Middle to Late Woodland Occupation of Upland Settings in Northeastern Illinois: An Example from the Kautz Site", by Peter J. Geraci, 2016 - https://www.academia.edu/2246716/Midd...
Illinois Historical Aerial Photography (1937-1947) - https://clearinghouse.isgs.illinois.e...
DuPage County Aerial Photographs - https://gis.dupageco.org/parcelviewer/
Findagrave website - https://www.findagrave.com
The Daily Journal Newspaper, August, 1976
Daily Herald newspaper, 7 October 1997
Google Earth - https://www.google.com/earth/


MUSIC & AUDIO CREDITS
Coyote Howling at Train, "Coyotes 2" by robertjd
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Wind Howling Nighttime by Dynamicell
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All music by Kerri Lake
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"track3" by Kerri Lake
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"rainbow" by Kerri Lake
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"flutedance" by Kerri Lake
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"eagle_feather" by Kerri Lake
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ADD'L ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to especially thank ...
Doug Kullen, who took time to discuss and explain the site with us
Pete Geraci, of the Univ of Wisconsin @ Milwaukee, who helped us to better understand the site, and provided us with photos, videos, and documents
Matthew Milliner, of Wheaton College, who provided access to the Wheaton College artifacts
DuPage County Forest Preserve District for restoring and maintaining this priceless site

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00:00 Titles and Opening
00:00:40 Introduction
00:03:00 Sources for Video Series
00:04:31 Location of Winfield Mounds Site
00:06:28 Starting the Journey
00:09:55 Junction with Illinois Prairie Path
00:15:00 Village Site
00:16:53 Mound Site
00:21:08 Next Episode
00:21:32 End Titles

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