Misplaced Pages

Hovey Lake-Klein Archeological Site

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Archaeological site in Indiana, U.S.
Hovey Lake-Klein Archeological Site
(12 PO 10)
Caborn-Welborn culture and some of its larger sites. Hovey Lake is in the center of the red area
Hovey Lake-Klein Archeological Site is located in IndianaHovey Lake-Klein Archeological SiteLocation within Indiana
LocationPosey County, Indiana, United States
RegionPosey County, Indiana
Coordinates37°49′49.37″N 87°57′13.43″W / 37.8303806°N 87.9537306°W / 37.8303806; -87.9537306
History
Founded1400
Abandoned1650
CulturesCaborn-Welborn variant of the Mississippian culture
Site notes
Indiana Register of Historic Sites

Hovey Lake-Klein Archeological Site (12 PO 10) is an archaeological site of the Caborn-Welborn variant of the Mississippian culture. Hovey Lake-Klein Archeological Site is located on the west bank of Hovey Lake, a backwater lake near the Ohio River close to its confluence with the Wabash River. The site was an extensive village occupation dating between 1400 and 1650 CE.

Description

Buildings and grass at the site

The site is located on a terrace 3.6 km from the Ohio River adjacent to Hovey Lake, in Indiana. The site is roughly 11.8 ha. There was a centrally located plaza as well as an encircling palisade with bastions. Houses were typical Mississippian rectangular wall trench wattle and daub structures set in shallow basins. Many had prepared clay hearths. Located near most houses were special pits used to store maize and other dried foods. The pits were large enough to have stored enough grain to feed 7 to 12 people for a year.

See also

References

  1. David Pollack (2004). Caborn-Welborn - Constructing a New Society after the Angel Chiefdom Collapse. University of Alabama Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-8173-5126-4.
  2. "Hovey Lake". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
Mississippian and related cultures
Middle
Mississippian
American Bottom
and Upper Mississippi
Lower Ohio River and
Confluence area
Middle Ohio River
Tennessee and
Cumberland
Central and Lower
Mississippi
South Appalachian
Mississippian
Fort Walton culture
Pensacola culture
Plaquemine
Mississippian
Caddoan
Mississippian
Upper Mississippian
cultures
Oneota
Fort Ancient culture
Culture
Agriculture
Artwork
Languages
Religion
Related topics
Chevron bead
Clarksdale bell
Mound Builders
de Soto Expedition
Pre-Columbian North America
Periods
Lithic
Archaic
Formative
Classic
Post-Classic
Archaeological
cultures
Archaeological
sites
Human
remains
Miscellaneous
Related
Genetic history
Pre-Columbian era
Protected areas of Indiana
National Park Service
National Forest
National Wildlife Refuges
National Natural Landmarks
State Parks
State Forests
State Fish and Wildlife Areas


Stub icon

This Posey County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: