The Kuhn Station Site is the site of an archaeological dig on Silver Creek, near Edwardsville, Illinois. The site is roughly .3 hectares in area, and was home to a small village. The site is believed to be from the Mississippian period, but archaeologists also found artifacts dating from the Moorehead/Sand Prairie period, such as ceramics. As well, the village had an earthen embankment surrounding its perimeter, and a low platform mound.[2]
Kuhn Station Site | |
 Part of the property | |
| Location | Madison County, Illinois, USA |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Edwardsville, Illinois |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001393[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1980 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Emerson, Barry, p.56
Sources edit
- Emerson, Thomas E., Lewis, R. Barry (1999). Cahokia and the Hinterlands, University of Illinois Press.