| Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site | |
| Nearest City: | Willard, Illinois |
| Coordinates: | 37.0639°N -89.3347°W |
| Added: | May 23, 1978 |
| Refnum: | 78001111 |
Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site is an archaeological site located on the western shore of Lake Milligan in Alexander County, Illinois. The site includes two mounds and a village site stretching northwest of the mounds. The village was inhabited by Middle Mississippian peoples from roughly 900-1600 A.D. It likely served as a trade hub and a social center for residents of the surrounding farmland. Formal archaeological investigation of the site was initiated in 1950 by Irvin Peithman of Southern Illinois University.[1]
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1978.