• Climate-driven urban growth could erase 55,000 Illinois cultural sites by 2100

    May 8, 2026 11:30 am by Rosalind EssigIllinois State Archaeological Survey
    Andrew White poses in front of screens showing maps of Illinois cultural sites.

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    • Andrew White poses in front of screens showing maps of Illinois cultural sites.

    Land-use changes and urban growth will destroy tens of thousands of cultural sites in Illinois — and millions around the globe — by the year 2100, Prairie Research Institute archaeologists project.

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