Sebre Lake Site
Sebre Lake Site (21-CW-55) | |
| Location | Address restricted[2], Fort Ripley Township, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 3000 BCE – c. 900 CE |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000445[1] |
| Designated | November 16, 1984 |
The Sebre Lake Site (
Use
The occupational and burial features at the Sebre Lake Site suggest it was used intensively but intermittently over at least 4,000 years. It is well positioned to take advantage of natural resources, with good fishing in the adjacent lake, close access to the Mississippi River transportation corridor, and nearby prairie openings that would have attracted deer, elk, and bison.[4]
Archaeological history
The Sebre Lake Site was first documented by Euro-Americans in 1901, when
In the 1930s several human burials were exposed by agricultural activity. Minnesota state archaeologists investigated the site more closely in 1978. They found ceramics from the Onamia and Malmo cultural complexes, a projectile point, lithic flakes, a fire-cracked rock, and bone fragments. As some lake cabins had been built atop part of the site, the archaeologists interviewed the landowners. One had a collection of late Middle Woodland ceramics found on his property; these were identified as Brainerd and St. Croix Stamped wares.[4]
The Sebre Lake Site has yielded one of the largest and most varied archaeological collections in the Nokasippi Valley, and is one of only three major habitation sites known in the vicinity.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- OCLC 20706997.
- ^ "Sebre Lake Site". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Birk, Douglas A. (February 1, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Sebre Lake Site". National Park Service.
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