University of Chicago archaeologists conducted the first excavations at the site in 1932. Significant further excavations were conducted by George and Ethel Schoenbeck of the Peoria Academy of Science; the couple recovered 24,000 pottery shards from the site which represent every pottery type found in Central Illinois.
The University of Chicago archaeologists' first excavation at the site took place in 1932. Subsequent thorough excavations were conducted by George and Ethel Schoenbeck of the Peoria Academy of Science; they found 24,000 shards of pottery from the site, which represented all types of pottery discovered in Central Illinois.