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Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hughes Mound Site, (3SA11), is an archeological site in Saline County, Arkansas near Benton. The 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) is an important Caddoan Mississippian culture village center, at the northeastern frontier of that civilization. It is the only known platform mound site south of Benton on the Saline River. The site has not been dated, but artifacts found there are consistent with the Caddoan period; no contact-period artifacts have been found.[2]
Hughes Mound Site (3SA11) | |
Nearest city | Benton, Arkansas |
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Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 85003134[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 10, 1985 |
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 for its potential to yield information in the future.[1]
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