Eaker site | |
 Overview of the site | |
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| Nearest city | Blytheville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°57′48″N 89°56′4″W / 35.96333°N 89.93444°W |
| Area | 80 acres (32 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001048 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1992[1] |
| Designated NHL | June 19, 1996[2] |
The Eaker site (3MS105) is an archaeological site on Eaker Air Force Base near Blytheville, Arkansas, that was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996.[2][3] The site is the largest and most intact Late Mississippian Nodena phase village site within the Central Mississippi Valley,[4] with archaeological evidence indicating a palisaded village some 50 acres (20 ha) in size, with hundreds of structures. The site's major period of occupation was 1350–1450 CE, although evidence of occupation dates back to 600 CE. The site is also hypothesized to have been occupied by the Quapaw prior to a migration further south, after which they made contact with Europeans in the late 17th century.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Eaker Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Carmichael, David (January 14, 1994). Barnes, Michael R. (ed.). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Eaker Site (redacted)" (pdf). National Park Service.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks Program – Eaker Site". Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2009.