blog posts Extracting history from a cornfield Jul 17, 2019 8:30 am by Diana YatesIllinois State Archaeological Survey Share on Facebook Tweet Email The team took an aerial photograph of the site at the beginning of their work. Dark stains show the extent of the house and storage and refuse pits.Photo courtesy Illinois State Archaeological Survey Images Illinois News Bureau writer Diana Yates recently participated in an archaeological investigation of an 800-year-old village in central Illinois. Share on Facebook Tweet Email