The Humphrey Archeological Site, near Mullen in Hooker County, Nebraska, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Humphrey Archeological Site | |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
|---|---|
| NRHP reference No. | 74001122[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1974 |
It was the site of a prehistoric village or camp. The archeological site is designated by Smithsonian trinomial of 25 HO 21.
It is a village site which is one of only two known in the Sandhills to show evidence of corn cultivation.[2]
It was named for archeologist Humphrey.[3]
References
edit- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sand Hills Archeology" (PDF). Archived from the original on August 24, 2003.
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Further reading
edit- Gunnerson, James H. An Introduction to Plains Apache Archeology—The Dismal River Aspect. Anthropological Paper No. 58, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 173. Washington: GPO, 1960: 131-261: 187.