Horner Site

Horner Site
Location On a bluff overlooking the confluence of Sage Creek and the Shoshone River, 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Cody,[1] Park County, Wyoming, USA
Nearest city Cody, Wyoming
Coordinates 44°33′21″N 108°59′39″W / 44.55583°N 108.99417°W / 44.55583; -108.99417Coordinates: 44°33′21″N 108°59′39″W / 44.55583°N 108.99417°W / 44.55583; -108.99417
NRHP reference # 66000758
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966[2]
Designated NHL January 20, 1961[3]

The Horner Site, also known as the Creek Site and Horner's Corner Site, and designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 48PA29, is an important archaeological site near Cody, Wyoming. It is the type site for the Cody complex.[4]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Todd, Lawrence C., Jr. "The Horner Site: Taphonomy of an Early Holocene Bison Bonebed". Diss. U of New Mexico, 1983, 179-182.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 "Horner Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  4. ↑ Gibbon, Ames, p. 375.

Bibliography

  • Gibbon, Guy E.; Ames, Kenneth M. Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: An Encyclopedia. 1998. ISBN 0-8153-0725-X.
  • Horner Site at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office


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