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Fox Farm site (Mays Lick, Kentucky)

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United States historic place
Fox Farm site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest cityMays Lick
Area40 acres (16 ha)
NRHP reference No.83002822
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1983

The Fox Farm site is a Middle Fort Ancient culture Manion Phase (1200 to 1400 CE) archaeological site located near Mays Lick in Mason County, Kentucky. The site consists of a large village complex on a ridge 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the Licking River and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the Ohio River. The site covers 10-16 hectares and has midden areas up to 80 centimetres (31 in) thick. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1983.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  2. Sharp, William E. (1996). "Chapter 6:Fort Ancient Farmers". In Lewis, R. Barry (ed.). Kentucky Archaeology. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 168–170. ISBN 0-8131-1907-3.
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