Deister Archeological Site

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Deister Archeological Site
Nearest city Kansas City, Missouri
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
NRHP reference # 70000347 [1]
Added to NRHP January 21, 1970

Deister Archeological Site (23PL2) is a historic archaeological site located at Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri. It is a terrace level village site situated along Line Creek. The pottery and stone tools from the site belong to the technological/artistic tradition that is described as "Hopewell tradition." [2]

Archaeological site Place in which evidence of past activity is preserved

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Neathery Batsell Fuller and Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department (September 2010). "23PL2 - Deister Site". Missouri Archaeological Society. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 8 photographs)