News
Editors Dr. Dale F. Simpson Jr. and Dan Bartlett are happy to announce that the last Illinois Antiquity for 2024, 59(4), which includes three OUTSTANDING articles and two IAAA announcements, will gift mailboxes on schedule.
The cover article, written by Illinois State Archaeologist and Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS) Director Dr. Timothy R. Pauketat, comments on his six years of service and outlines three ways that Illinois archaeology should move forward.
Illinois Department of Transportation Cultural Resources Unit Manager and Chief Archaeologist Dr. Joseph Galloy illustrates Cahokian settlement patterns, or, better said, lack of settlement in State Park Place by looking at “that dirt”.
IAAA Illinois State Fair coordinator Anne Wilson-Dooley and ISAS Senior Scientific Specialist, Simpson Jr.., both members of the Chicago Archaeological Society, present a report of the 2024 State Fair and outline examples of archaeological outreach.
Two IAAA announcements include the upcoming due date for Permanent Fund Grant applications, and 2025 IAAA dues that are due!
We hope you enjoy this number of Illinois Antiquity, one of the many benefits of a IAAA membership.
2025 Permanent Fund Grant Notice
The IAAA Permanent Fund (IAAAPF) has been awarding annual research assistance grants since 2004. These grants are open to avocational, professional, student, and educational groups for archaeologically related projects conducted within the state of Illinois. In 2025, the IAAAPF will award up to four $400 grants. The deadline for grant applications is the end of the day, Monday, January 20th, 2025.
The IAAAPF sustains funding for the grants through an endowment and other funds and welcomes any donations to help support this effort. The IAAAPF is classified by the IRS as a 501 (c)(3) organization and contributions are tax-deductible.
Email questions to IAAAPF Chair, Doug Jackson (dkjackso@illinois.edu).
The IAAA is a non-profit organization in Illinois that promotes the understanding and appreciation of archaeology. They bring together professionals, students