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Oak Forest Site
The Oak Forest Site (11Ck-53) is located in Oak Forest, Illinois, Oak Forest, Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois, near the city of Chicago. It is classified as a late prehistoric to Protohistory, Protohistoric/Early Historical archaeology, Historic site with Upper Mississippian Huber affiliation. History of archaeological investigations In 1958 archaeological remains were noted during construction of a new road by the Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County, Oak Forest Hospital. Excavations were carried out in 1958 as a salvage project under the auspices of the Illinois Archaeological Survey. In 1978, during construction of two new buildings by the Illinois Department of Transportation more archaeological material was noted. A team from Northwestern University conducted a salvage excavation in 1979. Results of data analysis Excavations at the site yielded prehistoric to Protohistory, Protohistoric and early Historical archaeology, Historic Artifact (archaeology), art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Forest
An oak forest is a plant community with a tree canopy dominated by oaks (''Quercus spp.''). In terms of canopy closure, oak forests contain the most closed canopy, compared to oak savannas and oak woodlands. Examples * Southern dry-mesic oak forests in Minnesota dominated by red oak (''Quercus rubra''), white oak ('' Q. alba''), and basswood (''Tilia americana'') * Foloi oak forest in Greece, dominated by ''Quercus frainetto''Mauri, A., Enescu, C. M., Houston Durrant, T., de Rigo, D., Caudullo, G., 2016. Quercus frainetto in Europe: distribution, habitat, usage and threats. In: San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., de Rigo, D., Caudullo, G., Houston Durrant, T., Mauri, A. (Eds.), European Atlas of Forest Tree Species. Publ. Off. EU, Luxembourg, pp. e01de78+ * Oak–hickory forest throughout eastern North America * Oak–heath forest See also * Oak savanna * Oak woodland An oak woodland is a plant community with a tree canopy dominated by oaks (''Quercus spp.''). In terms of canopy closure, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |