Hester Site
Appearance
Hester Site | |
Nearest city | Amory, Mississippi |
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NRHP reference No. | 75001051 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 5, 1975[1] |
Designated NHL | January 3, 2001[2] |
Hester Site, with two components known as Hester-Standifer Creek Site (22 MO 569) and Beachum-Harrison Site (22 MO 1011), is an archaeological site in Monroe County, Mississippi. It is a multicomponent site whose major occupation took place during the Archaic period with artifacts dating from 9000-8000 BCE, and other occupations during the Woodland and Mississippian periods.[3]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.[2][4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Hester Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
- ^ "National Historic Landmark Nomination : Hester Site". Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ Mark R. Barnes (December 8, 1999). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Hester Site" (pdf). National Park Service.
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