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Archaeological site in Alabama, United States

United States historic place
Harrington Archaeological Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest cityMontgomery, Alabama
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
NRHP reference No.79000394
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1979

The Harrington Archaeological Site, also known as the Alabama Archaeological Survey 1 Mt 231, is the site of a Native American settlement along Catoma Creek in modern Montgomery County, Alabama. The site contains numerous artifacts from the Calloway Phase of the Woodland period, including potsherds, bone tools, and plant and animal remains.

Material from two middens on the site were radiocarbon dated to around 175 CE and around 550 CE. The site covers 5 acres (2.0 ha) and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 25, 1979.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  2. Chase, David W. (June 27, 1978). "Harrington Archaeological Site". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. Chase, David W. (1998). Williams, Mark; Elliott, Daniel T. (eds.). A World Engraved: Archaeology of the Swift Creek Culture. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780817309121. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
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