Hell Island Site
Appearance
Hell Island Site | |
Nearest city | Odessa, Delaware |
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Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 77000390[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1977 |
The Hell Island Site (7NC-F-7) is a prehistoric archaeological site located near Odessa, Delaware. The site is a type site for a class of ceramics found at other sites in the region. Artifacts recovered from the site during excavations in 1965 yielded then-distinctive tempered pottery with cordmarking on the interior and exterior, as well as evidence of occupation of the site from the Archaic to the Late Woodland Period.[2]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Current Research". American Antiquity. 31 (4): 602. April 1966. JSTOR 2694414.