Buresh Archeological Site

Buresh Archeological Site
Nearest city Caldwell, Kansas
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
NRHP reference # 71000333[1]
Added to NRHP May 14, 1971

The Buresh Archeological Site, near Caldwell in Sumner County, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

Excavations reported by Tom Witty at the archeological site, also denoted 14SR303, have revealed remains of four houses. Two houses are square, one is oval, and one is rectangular.[2]

Radiocarbon dating estimated 1050 A.D. as the date of the site, but the dating method was deemed unreliable.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Marcia Lynn Meier (2004). "The Armstrong Site: Defining the Bluff Creek Phase for Southcentral Kansas". Wichita State University. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
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