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Mellor Village and Mounds Archeological District

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Mellor Village and Mounds Archeological District
Nearest cityLamine, Missouri
NRHP reference No.69000098, 74002282 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHPMay 21, 1969, August 7, 1974 (Boundary Increase)

Mellor Village and Mounds Archeological District, also known as Site 23CP1, is a historic archaeological site and national historic district located in the Lamine township, Cooper County, Missouri. It is a Middle Woodland Period village site situated on a terrace in the Lamine River locality of the Missouri River Valley. The pottery and stone tools from the site belong to the technological/artistic tradition that is described as "Hopewell."[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 with a boundary increase in 1974.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "23CP1 - Mellor Site". St. Louis Community College. November 2005. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2016.