Wilgus Site

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Wilgus Site
Nearest city Bethany Beach, Delaware
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
NRHP reference No. 78000915 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1978

The Wilgus Site is a prehistoric Native American camp site in coastal Sussex County, Delaware, near Bethany Beach. The site is located along a now-inundated tributary of the Indian River, with the main living area of the camp on top of a low knoll. Shell middens and refuse heaps, some as much as 8 metres (26 ft) in diameter, are located down the slopes of the knoll. Evidence of the site indicates it was occupied during the Adena culture during the Early Woodland Period. [2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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. Custer, Jay (1989). Prehistoric Cultures of the Delmarva Peninsula: An Archaeological Study . Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press. p.  256. ISBN   9780874133202.