Collinsville, Illinois, is some 6,3oo miles from Giza, Egypt. But the two cities aren't as far apart as they might seem. Giza has the Great Pyramid. Collinsville has Monk's Mound. Sure, people have ...

Two University of Illinois archaeologists say it's time to make Cahokia Mounds a national park. Thomas Emerson and Timothy Pauketat say Illinois officials deserve great credit for their work since the ...