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Archaeological site in Illinois, United States

United States historic place
Kamp Mound Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fields in the associated village site
Kamp Mound Site is located in IllinoisKamp Mound SiteShow map of IllinoisKamp Mound Site is located in the United StatesKamp Mound SiteShow map of the United States
LocationIllinois Route 100 north of Kampsville
Coordinates39°19′56″N 90°37′15″W / 39.33222°N 90.62083°W / 39.33222; -90.62083
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
NRHP reference No.78001114
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1978

The Kamp Mound Site is a prehistoric mound and village site located along the Illinois River and Illinois Route 100 north of Kampsville, Illinois. The Hopewellian site includes seven mounds dating from 100 B.C. - 450 A.D. and a village site dating from 450 to 700 A.D. The Havana Hopewell culture used the complex as a ceremonial and burial site. Archaeologists have also proposed that the site served as a regional trade center for the Hopewellian exchange system. The seven mounds at the site, which were originally part of a group of ten, include some of Illinois' largest mounds. In addition, large amounts of shell and animal bone fragments have been recovered from the site.

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1978.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Maruszak, Kathleen. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kamp Mound Site. National Park Service, 1977-07.
Hopewellian peoples
Ohio Hopewell
Crab Orchard culture
Goodall focus
Havana Hopewell culture
Kansas City Hopewell
Marksville culture
Miller culture
Point Peninsula complex
Swift Creek culture
Santa Rosa-Swift Creek culture
Other Hopewellian peoples
Exotic trade items
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Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley
Black drink
burial mound
Ceremonial pipe
Effigy mound
Hopewell pottery
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
Horned Serpent
Eastern Agricultural Complex
Underwater panther
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