Sprunk Site (32CS04478)

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Sprunk Site (32CS04478)
Nearest city Enderlin, North Dakota
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1450
NRHP reference No. 06001226 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 2007

The Sprunk Site (32CS04478) is a Native American archeological site that was formerly the site of a village or hamlet near Enderlin, North Dakota. The village was located on a steep bluff overlooking the Maple River floodplain with the remaining borders protected by encircling ditches. Two earthen burial mounds have been discovered at the site. The site was the subject of a 1982 preliminary report by Michael Michlovic and later study by Kelsey M. Lowe and Aaron S. Fogel. [2] [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Preliminary Report On the Sprunk Site (32CS13), Cass County, North Dakota. Michael G. Michlovic. 1982 (tDAR ID: 53047).
  3. Kelsey M. Lowe and Aaron S. Fogel (2010). "Understanding Northeastern Plains Village Sites Through Archaeological Geophysics". Archaeological Prospection.