Archaeological Sites of the American Plains and Midwest
Descriptions and webpages devoted to archaeological sites of the central part of the United States.
Galveston Historical Foundation (Texas)
Works in the community to preserve the historic architecture and the cultural heritage of the island; site contains some history of Galveston Island and other information.
Works in the community to preserve the historic architecture and the cultural heritage of the island; site contains some history of Galveston Island and other information.
American Bottom (Illinois)
The American Bottom is the name given to the Mississippian culture homeland, a segment of the Mississippi River Valley in Illinois in the central United States
The American Bottom is the name given to the Mississippian culture homeland, a segment of the Mississippi River Valley in Illinois in the central United States
Aztalan (Wisconsin)
Aztalan is a large Mississippian site located near Lake Mills in the state of Wisconsin of the midwestern USA.
Aztalan is a large Mississippian site located near Lake Mills in the state of Wisconsin of the midwestern USA.
Baker Cave (Texas)
Baker Cave is a rockshelter located in the Lower Pecos region of southwest Texas of the south central United States, with occupations dated between 9,000-6800 years before the present.
Baker Cave is a rockshelter located in the Lower Pecos region of southwest Texas of the south central United States, with occupations dated between 9,000-6800 years before the present.
Cahokia (Illinois)
Cahokia is a large Mississippian (AD 1000-1600) agricultural settlement located on the American Bottom of the Mississippi River in Illinois.
Cahokia is a large Mississippian (AD 1000-1600) agricultural settlement located on the American Bottom of the Mississippi River in Illinois.
Crow Creek Massacre Site
Excavations in South Dakota revealed a precolumbian battle site on the great plains.
Excavations in South Dakota revealed a precolumbian battle site on the great plains.
Destination: Little Bighorn Battlefield
The first intensive battlefield archaeology studies were conducted between 1985 and 1989, by Douglas Scott and Melissa Connor who investigated the dry hills of southeastern Montana for cartridge cases, bullets, army equipment, clothing fragments and skeletal remains: all that was left of George Armstrong Custer and his doomed 7th calvary.
The first intensive battlefield archaeology studies were conducted between 1985 and 1989, by Douglas Scott and Melissa Connor who investigated the dry hills of southeastern Montana for cartridge cases, bullets, army equipment, clothing fragments and skeletal remains: all that was left of George Armstrong Custer and his doomed 7th calvary.
Fort Atkinson (Iowa, USA)
The archaeological site of Fort Atkinson was an Indian Agency during the early 19th century.
The archaeological site of Fort Atkinson was an Indian Agency during the early 19th century.
Gault Site (Texas, US)
The Gault site is a Clovis period site located in central Texas, discovered in the early 21st century.
The Gault site is a Clovis period site located in central Texas, discovered in the early 21st century.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
This World Heritage Site in Alberta, Canada, is the location of an Archaic period communal buffalo kill.
This World Heritage Site in Alberta, Canada, is the location of an Archaic period communal buffalo kill.
Koster (Illinois)
An excavation 34 feet below the modern day surface of an Illinois farmstead provides a glimpse into America's past.
An excavation 34 feet below the modern day surface of an Illinois farmstead provides a glimpse into America's past.
Peter Enclosure (Kentucky)
The Peter Enclosure is a large Adena period archaeological site in Kentucky.
The Peter Enclosure is a large Adena period archaeological site in Kentucky.
Place of Rings: Poverty Point
Jon L. Gibson's recent book on the archaic period earthwork called Poverty Point reads a bit like a memoir--not a memoir for Gibson, who has studied Poverty Point for nearly fifty years, but for the site itself.
Jon L. Gibson's recent book on the archaic period earthwork called Poverty Point reads a bit like a memoir--not a memoir for Gibson, who has studied Poverty Point for nearly fifty years, but for the site itself.
Poverty Point (Louisiana)
Poverty Point is a large, C-shaped, 3500-year-old earthwork located on the Maçon Ridge in the Mississippi River trench in northeast Louisiana.
Poverty Point is a large, C-shaped, 3500-year-old earthwork located on the Maçon Ridge in the Mississippi River trench in northeast Louisiana.
Serpent Mound (Ohio)
The Serpent Mound, located in southern Ohio in the American midwest, is a large earthen spiral structure in the shape of a coiled serpent (or at least that's our interpretation).
The Serpent Mound, located in southern Ohio in the American midwest, is a large earthen spiral structure in the shape of a coiled serpent (or at least that's our interpretation).
Spiro Mounds (Oklahoma)
The archaeological site of Spiro Mounds is a Caddoan tradition site, located in the Arkansas Valley of eastern Oklahoma, in the southern plains region of the United States.
The archaeological site of Spiro Mounds is a Caddoan tradition site, located in the Arkansas Valley of eastern Oklahoma, in the southern plains region of the United States.
The Gault Site (Texas)
The Gault site is one of the most important Paleoindian (Clovis period) archaeological sites in the United States, primarily, in my opinion, because it was an occupation found during the modern era of archaeological studies. This website from University of Texas Archaeology Laboratory provides lots of info.
The Gault site is one of the most important Paleoindian (Clovis period) archaeological sites in the United States, primarily, in my opinion, because it was an occupation found during the modern era of archaeological studies. This website from University of Texas Archaeology Laboratory provides lots of info.