High Butte Effigy and Village Site
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High Butte Effigy and Village Site (32ME13) | |
| Nearest city | Riverdale, North Dakota |
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| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 78001991[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 |
The High Butte Effigy and Village Site (32ME13) is an ancient Native American ceremonial site near the Garrison Dam and Riverdale, North Dakota.[1][2] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is located atop a butte and includes a "turf cut turtle effigy." Items recovered from the site include 14 points, 24 body sherds, five rim sherds, and a grooved paddle.[3]
The property is protected by the State Historical Society of North Dakota and is known as Turtle Effigy State Historic Site.
References
- 1 2 3 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "A North Dakota summer: From wagon train to winery". The Bismarck Tribune. May 26, 2007.
- ↑ Trevor Richard Peck (2010). Light from Ancient Campfires: Archaeological Evidence for Native Lifeways. Athabasca University Press. pp. 327–328. ISBN 1897425961.
External links
- Turtle Effigy State Historic Site - State Historical Society of North Dakota
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