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The long lives of ancestors: decolonizing bioarchaeology in Illinois
Carbaugh, Aimee E
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- Title
- The long lives of ancestors: decolonizing bioarchaeology in Illinois
- Author(s)
- Carbaugh, Aimee E
- Issue Date
- 2025-05-02
- Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
- Shackelford, Laura
- Davis, Jenny
- Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
- Shackelford, Laura
- Davis, Jenny
- Committee Member(s)
- Lucero, Lisa
- Hedman, Kristin
- Department of Study
- Anthropology
- Discipline
- Anthropology
- Degree Granting Institution
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Degree Name
- Ph.D.
- Degree Level
- Dissertation
- Keyword(s)
- bioarchaeology
- research ethics
- Indigenous methodologies
- Illinois archaeology
- Language
- eng
- Abstract
- The Rose Mound Group and Hagans Mound Group are Indigenous Ancestral mortuary sites located along the western bluffs of the Illinois River valley. The Rose Mound Group is a multi-component site with burials indicating temporal affiliation with the Late Archaic (3650–800 cal. B.C.E.), Late Woodland (A.D. 400–1100), and Mississippian (A.D. 1100–1450) periods. While the Hagans Mound Group is associated with only the Late Woodland period (A.D. 400–1100). Today, both Mound Groups are located on private property and have been severely damaged by agriculture, looting, and archaeological excavation. The Mounds were partially excavated in 1928 as part of the University of Illinois’ Illinois River valley survey project which was directed by Warren K. Moorehead and supervised by Jay L. B. Taylor. The Ancestors removed from the Mounds in 1928 are now hosted at three institutions in addition to the University of Illinois with their Ancestral funerary belongings located only at the University of Illinois. For the Rose Mound Group, a later amateur excavation in 1960 and salvage work in 1999 have further dispersed the original burial cohort. In this dissertation, I examine the ways archaeological and museological practices have disrupted the cultural continuity of the Ancestors from the Rose and Hagans Mound Groups. Limited excavation documentation, selective collection practices, and the dispersal of Ancestors to multiple institutions have resulted in incomplete and disjointed post-excavation histories. These incomplete collection histories and split Ancestral cohorts present a challenge for Tribes seeking the return of their Ancestors. In order to restore the social relations of Ancestors in institutional collections–relationships that include other Ancestors, funerary belongings, and descendant communities–I use archival records and osteological documentation to compile the experiences of Ancestors since being removed from the Mounds. Bioarchaeology is well situated to assist with this restorative work.
- Graduation Semester
- 2025-05
- Type of Resource
- Thesis
- Handle URL
- https://hdl.handle.net/2142/129776
- Copyright and License Information
- Copyright 2025 Aimée E. Carbaugh
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