Nottoway Archeological Site
Nottoway Archeological Site (44SX6, 44SX7, 44SX98, 44SX162) | |
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| Nearest city | Stony Creek, Virginia |
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| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002181[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 3, 1988 |
The Nottoway Archeological Site is an overlapping series of prehistoric Native American settlement sites near the town of Stony Creek in Sussex County, Virginia. The site, located on a terrace above the Nottoway River, has documented evidence of occupation from c. 9200BCE (the Paleo-Indian period) to c. 1600 (the Late Woodland Period). Finds at the site have included significantly stratified occupation features such as hearths, as well as numerous stone points and hide scrapers.
When listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988,[1] this site was among a small number that shed light on Native American occupation of the interior coastal plain in this area.[2] Much more archeological work has since been done to identify more locations.
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[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Loth, Calder, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. p. 523.
