Donnaha Site

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Donnaha Site
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LocationWestern side of the Yadkin River, east of East Bend, near East Bend, North Carolina [1]
Coordinates 36°13′53″N80°26′29″W / 36.23139°N 80.44139°W / 36.23139; -80.44139
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
NRHP reference No. 78001987 [2]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1978

Donnaha Site is a historic archaeological site located on the banks of the Yadkin River near East Bend, Yadkin County, North Carolina. The site includes well-preserved organic remains from a village occupied between ca. A.D. 1000 and A.D. 1500. The diet of the occupants primarily consisted of wild plants and animals, such as deer, turkey, fish, shellfish and nuts. Maize horticulture supplemented the diet, rather than being a major subsistence feature. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 6, 1978. [2]

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References

  1. Master Site Record, Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, n.d. Accessed 2014-06-23.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Dolores A. Hall (Fall 1985). "Donnaha Site". NEWSLETTER of the Friends of North Carolina Archaeology. North Carolina Office of State Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2015.