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The Illinois State Archaeological Survey protects, preserves, and interprets irreplaceable and non-renewable cultural resources within the context of Illinois’ need to encourage and promote sustainable development. ISAS is a division of the Prairie Research Institute (PRI).

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  • ISAS reprints two popular volumes

    The Illinois State Archaeological Survey has reprinted two popular out-of-print publications and both are available for purchase on Amazon.

  • Preserving the Past in 3D

    John Lambert and Alleen Betzenhauser describe how they used a 3D scanner to capture digital images of petroglyphs that were pecked and ground into limestone boulders during the Mississippian Period

  • Pauketat to lead Illinois State Archaeological Survey

    Timothy R. Pauketat, a University of Illinois professor of Anthropology, is the new director of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey.

  • 'Revealing Greater Cahokia' details research on ancient North American metropolis

    A new book, “Revealing Greater Cahokia, North America’s First Native City,” offers the most complete picture yet of a decade of archaeological research on a little-known part of the larger city and its precincts in East St. Louis. 

  • ‘Native America’ documentary including work by U. of I. researchers at Cahokia to be screened on campus

    A new documentary about the cities built by Native Americans features research by University of Illinois anthropologists at the ancient city of Cahokia, near present-day St. Louis. An episode of the documentary will be screened Oct. 10 at Spurlock Museum.

  • Bringing Cahokia’s grid into the real world

    Staff from the Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS) are looking to new technology to tie Cahokia’s grid to real-world coordinates. This will be the first time researchers and other state agencies will be able to integrate LiDAR with excavation data at Cahokia.

  • ISAS will feature augmented reality at Pygmalion Festival’s demo event

    The Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS) will participate in the Pygmalion Festival’s demo event happening Sept. 27 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at the Krannert Art Museum on the University of Illinois campus.

  • Ancient Cahokia Future Visions Conference brings goal for Cahokia becoming a National Park to the forefront

    Ancient Cahokia Future Visions Conference brings goal for Cahokia becoming a National Park to the forefront.

  • Exchange Avenue figurine survives to tell us about Cahokia

    Exchange Avenue figurine survives to tell us about Cahokia

  • ISAS helps collect data from the Mann site

    ISAS partners with organizations to collect data from the Mann site.