- Muir Site
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Muir Site Location Period Fort Ancient culture Country United States Region Jessamine County, Kentucky The Muir Site is an Early Fort Ancient culture archaeological site located in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in the Bluegrass region of the state. It was occupied from about 1010 to 1255 CE during the Osborne Phase of the local chronology.[1] The site is near Jessamine Creek, on top of a broad ridge. Unlike later Fort Ancient villages, which are more compact, the Muir site structures were spread out over the ridge top.[2] These structures were rectangular with single set post construction, as opposed to Mississippian style wall trench construction. Within the houses were 30 centimetres (12 in) to 50 centimetres (20 in) deep floor basins with centrally located hearths for cooking and heating. Pottery found at the Muir site was limestone tempered,[2] unlike some later Fort Ancient pottery which became mussel shell tempered after contact with Mississippian cultures.
See also
- Cox Site
- Thompson Site
References
- ^ Powell, Mary L., ed. (October 1989), Southeastern Archaeological Conference Newsletter, 31, Southeastern Archaeological Conference, http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/PDF/newsletters/SEAC%20Newsletter%20Vol.%2031%20No.%202%20October%201989.pdf, retrieved 2010-11-03
- ^ a b Sharp, William E. (1996). "Chapter 6:Fort Ancient Farmers". In Lewis, R. Barry. Kentucky Archaeology. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 162–166. ISBN 0-8131-1907-3.
External links
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