Menard–Hodges site
Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Menard–Hodges site (3AR4) (also known as Menard-Hodges Mounds and Osotouy), is an archaeological site in Arkansas County, Arkansas. It includes two large platform mounds as well as several house mounds. It is the type site for the Menard phase, a protohistoric Mississippian culture group.
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Alternative name | Osotouy |
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Location | Nady, Arkansas, USA |
Region | Arkansas County, Arkansas |
Coordinates | 34°0′13.93″N 91°15′15.17″W |
History | |
Cultures | Mississippian culture, Quapaw |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | James A. Ford |
Architecture | |
Architectural styles | platform mounds |
Architectural details | Number of monuments: 2 |
Menard–Hodges site | |
NRHP reference No. | 85003542 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 31, 1985[1] |
Designated NHL | April 11, 1989[2] |
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The Menard Mound was named for Frank Menard, on whose farm the mound was discovered.[3]