Edwards Archaeological Site

Edwards Archeological Site
Nearest city Carter, Oklahoma
Area 15 acres (6.1 ha)
NRHP Reference # 73001554[1]
Added to NRHP September 19, 1973

The Edwards Archaeological Site is an archaeological site in Beckham County, Oklahoma, near the town of Carter. The site, which was inhabited circa 1600 A.D., served as a Native American village and included dwellings surrounded by a round fortification. Large amounts of waste material, such as tools and bones, have been collected from the site, indicating prolonged inhabitation by a large tribe.[2] Pottery fragments and obsidian and turquoise artifacts found at the site suggest that its inhabitants traded with Puebloan peoples.[3]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Edwards Archeological Site (34-BK-2)". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  3. Wyckoff, Don G., and Kent Ruth. National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Edwards Archeological Site (Restricted). National Park Service. March 1973.


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