Lunsford-Pulcher Archeological Site

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Lunsford-Pulcher Archeological Site
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Lunsford-Pulcher Archeological Site is located in Illinois
Lunsford-Pulcher Archeological Site
Location Western side of Oklahoma Hill Rd., Columbia, Illinois
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area 340 acres (140 ha)
NRHP Reference # 73000712[1]
Added to NRHP July 23, 1973

The Lunsford-Pulcher Archeological Site is a prehistoric archaeological site in rural Monroe and St. Clair counties in Illinois. The site was the location of a Middle Mississippian village which was probably a satellite community of Cahokia. Several pyramidal burial mounds are included in the site. Archaeological excavations at the site have also discovered the remains of houses and garden beds, making the site one of the few Mississippian villages at which garden beds have been found. The site has been known to European settlers since early settlement of the area in the late 18th century; despite being used for farmland, the site remains in good condition.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1973.[1]

References

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  2. Fowler, Melvin L., and Glen A. Freimuth. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lunsford-Pulcher Archeological Site. National Park Service.


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