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Dumpling Island Archeological Site

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Archaeological site in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Dumpling Island Archeological Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Overview from southwest
Nearest citySuffolk, Virginia
Area14 acres (5.7 ha)
Built1609 (1609)
NRHP reference No.98000046
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1998

The Dumpling Island Archeological Site is a Late Woodland period archaeological site on Dumpling Island in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. The site encompasses the remains of a Native American village associated with the Nansemond people. The island was identified by explorer John Smith as a "Chaukie Hand" because of the large shell middens he saw. The Nansemond village was attacked and burned by English colonists from the Jamestown Colony in 1609, but quickly recovered. Test excavations in 1986 and 1995 found the site to be in excellent condition.

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Cordell, Linda, ed. (2009). Archaeology in America: An Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780313021893.
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