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  • What’s missing from our understanding of Illinois history?

    Jul 22, 2025 11:00 am by Diana YatesExpert Viewpoints
    Archaeologist Thomas Emerson, the former director of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • Archaeologist Thomas Emerson, the former director of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    'The stories of Illinois’ people are artificially segregated between the long-term Native inhabitants and the European newcomers. This creates a vision of discontinuity and simplistic stereotypes,' says retired U. of I. archaeologist Thomas Emerson.