Island Field Site
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Island Field Site | |
| Nearest city | Dover, Delaware |
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| NRHP Reference # | 72000283[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 1972 |
The Island Field Site (7K-F-17) is a major archaeological site in Kent County, Delaware. The site is located in South Bowers, just south of the Murderkill River near where it empties into Delaware Bay. The site was a major prehistoric Native American village site, which was most notable for its cemetery. The site was first identified in the 1920s during road work, and was excavated in the 1950s-60s, after which the area was eventually built up to include a museum.[2] In 1986 members of the local Nanticoke tribe protested the display and removal for research of burial remains at the site.[3]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
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References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Custer, Jay (Fall 1990). "A Re-examination of the Island Field Site (7K-F-17), Kent County, Delaware". Archaeology of Eastern North America (Volume 18). JSTOR 40914323.
- ↑ "Sacred Del. Indians Want Remains Returned To Burial Ground". Philadelphia Inquirer. May 17, 1986.
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