Butcherpen Mound

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Butcherpen Mound
8 SR 29
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Location within Florida today
Location Gulf Breeze, Florida,  Santa Rosa County, Florida, Flag of the United States.svg  USA
Region Santa Rosa County, Florida
Coordinates 30°21′58.21″N87°9′16.06″W / 30.3661694°N 87.1544611°W / 30.3661694; -87.1544611
History
Cultures Weeden Island culture
Architecture
Architectural detailsNumber of temples:
Butcherpen Mound
MPS Archeological Properties of the Naval Live Oaks Reservation MPS
NRHP reference No. 98001165
Added to NRHP28 September 1998 [1]

The Butcherpen Mound (8SR29) is a prehistoric archaeological site associated with the Weeden Island culture, [2] located near Gulf Breeze, in the U.S. state of Florida. Carbon dating at the site has dated it to roughly 1005 CE. [3] On September 28, 1998, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  Butcherpen Mound (#98001165)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Doran, Glen H. (1984). "Proton induced x-ray emission analysis of prehistoric Florida ceramics". The Florida Anthropologist. Florida Anthropological Society. 37 (3): 117.
  3. Stipp, JJ; Knauer, GA; Goodell, HG (1966). "Florida State University radiocarbon dates". Radiocarbon. Florida State University. 8: 52 via journals.uair.arizona.edu.