McKean Site

McKean Archeological Site (48CK7)
Location Within the Keyhole Reservoir[1]
Nearest city Moorcroft, Wyoming
Coordinates 44°21′55″N 104°50′20″W / 44.36528°N 104.83889°W / 44.36528; -104.83889Coordinates: 44°21′55″N 104°50′20″W / 44.36528°N 104.83889°W / 44.36528; -104.83889
Area 45 acres (18 ha)
NRHP reference # 91000326[2]
Added to NRHP April 1, 1991

The McKean Site is an archaeological site in Crook County, Wyoming, United States.[2] A premier site of the Great Plains hunting cultures, it is the namesake of the "McKean Complex." Two significant contemporary sites of the same culture are Signal Butte in Nebraska and the LoDaisKa Site in Colorado.[3]

In 1991, the McKean Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Mulloy, William. "The McKean Site in Northeastern Wyoming". Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 10.4 (1954): 432-460: 435.
  2. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Irwin, Henry J., and Cynthia C. Irwin. "Radiocarbon Dates from the Lodaiska Site, Colorado." American Antiquity 27 (1961): 114-115.

Further reading

  • Mulloy, W.T. 1953. A Preliminary Historical Outline for the Northwestern Plains. Chicago: Ill. University of Chicago.
  • Smithsonian Institution, and R.P. Wheeler. 1951. Appraisal of the Archeological and Paleontological Resources of the Keyhole Reservoir, Crook County, Wyoming. Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution.
  • Wheeler, R.P. 1995. Archeological Investigations in Three Reservoir Areas in South Dakota and Wyoming. Lincoln, Neb.: J & L Reprint Co.
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