Kelso Site
Kelso Site | |
Nearest city | Mullen, Nebraska |
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Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 74001123[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1974 |
The Kelso Site, near Mullen in Hooker County, Nebraska, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
It was the site of a prehistoric village. The archeological site is designated by Smithsonian trinomial of 25 HO 23.
According to Nebraska History: "Kelso is located on a sand dune overlooking the Middle Loup River near the town of Mullen. It is important as a rare example of a little known Woodland culture of the Sand Hills, Panhandle, and eastern Colorado dating A.D. 500-1100."[2]
The archeological site was partially excavated in 1947, when the proposed Mullen Reservoir project was planned. This was "the only major excavation of a Woodland site in the Sand Hills proper. Approximately one-quarter of the Kelso site was excavated. Two hearths were uncovered, but storage pits or architectural ruins were not located. Artifacts included pottery, stone tools, animal remains, and a bone awl. The animal bone sample reflected an emphasis on smaller game. The site is somewhere between 950 and 1,350 years old."[3]
See also
- Humphrey Archeological Site
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Nebraska National Register Sites in Hooker County". Nebraska History. Archived from the original on April 14, 2000. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sand Hills Archeology" (PDF). Archived from the original on August 24, 2003.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link). Includes photo of Kelso Site excavation in progress.
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