Diamond Bluff Site-Mero Mound Group

Diamond Bluff Site-Mero Mound Group
Location Address restricted[1]
Nearest city Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°37′50″N 92°37′46″W / 44.63056°N 92.62944°WCoordinates: 44°37′50″N 92°37′46″W / 44.63056°N 92.62944°W
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 75000075 and 92000590[2]
Added to NRHP August 01, 1975 (original)
June 04, 1992 (increase)

Diamond Bluff Site or Mero Mound Group is an archeological site near Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin, in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It consists of at least two village sites surrounded by hundreds of mounds, including three effigy mounds. All were constructed from around 1000 AD to 1300 AD.[3] It is also known as 47-Pi-2. As Mero Archeological District, its boundaries were increased in 1992.[2]

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  1. ↑ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of sensitive archeological sites in many instances. The main reasons for such restrictions include the potential for looting, vandalism, or trampling. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin (29), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  3. ↑ "The Mero (Diamond Bluff) Site". From Site to Story. The Institute for Minnesota Archaeology. Retrieved 2011-12-29.

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