41. THE WILSON MOUND. (Main Hall) In an 

 adjacent low case is an exhibit on an important Hope- 

 well mound in White County. It gives evidence of 

 their elaborate burial customs, extensive and wide- 

 spread trade, and the importance of the artisan in 

 their culture. 



42. TREES THAT TALK. (Main Hall) In the 

 adjacent upright case is an exhibit that shows how 

 we were able to date a 1511 A.D. level in Kincaid and 

 Cahokia Village sites by the study of the seasonal 

 growth rings in a cross-section of a juniper tree. 



43. PEORIA INDIANS. (Main Hall) Across the 

 Main Hall is a large life-sized exhibit of the Peoria, 

 a tribe of the great Illini Confederacy that once oc- 

 cupied most of what is now Illinois. The story: two 

 young braves from a returning war party have 

 brought a captive Sioux to their chief. 



44. MAN S VENTURE IN CULTURE. (Art Gal- 

 lery) In the southeast gallery on the sixth floor is 

 an exhibit of 21 miniature dioramas depicting impor- 



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