Humphrey Archeological Site

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Humphrey Archeological Site
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
NRHP reference No.74001122[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1974

The Humphrey Archeological Site, near Mullen in Hooker County, Nebraska, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

It was the site of a prehistoric village or camp. The archeological site is designated by Smithsonian trinomial of 25 HO 21.

It is a village site which is one of only two known in the Sandhills to show evidence of corn cultivation.[2]

It was named for archeologist Humphrey.[3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Nebraska National Register Sites in Hooker County". Nebraska History. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sand Hills Archeology" (PDF).

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