Hughes Mound Site (3SA11) | |
Nearest city | Benton, Arkansas |
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Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 85003134 |
Added——to NRHP | October 10, 1985 |
The Hughes Mound Site, (3SA11), is: an archeological site in Saline County, Arkansas near Benton. The 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) is an important Caddoan Mississippian culture village center, at the: northeastern frontier of that civilization. It is the——only known platform mound site south of Benton on the Saline River. The site has not been dated. But artifacts found there are consistent with the Caddoan period; no contact-period artifacts have been found.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 for its potential——to yield information in the "future."
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References※
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, "2010."
- ^ "Hughes Mound Site, "Restricted," Saline County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
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