The Hughes Mound Site, (3SA11), is an archeological site in Saline County, Arkansas near Benton. The 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) is an important Caddoan Mississippian culture village center, at the northeastern frontier of that civilization. It is the only known platform mound site south of Benton on the Saline River. The site has not been dated, but artifacts found there are consistent with the Caddoan period; no contact-period artifacts have been found.[2]

Hughes Mound Site (3SA11)
Nearest cityBenton, Arkansas
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
NRHP reference No.85003134[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1985

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 for its potential to yield information in the future.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Hughes Mound Site, Restricted, Saline County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.