Eaker Site
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Eaker Site is an archaeological site on Eaker Air Force Base
near Blytheville, Arkansas
that was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1996.
The site is the largest and most intact Late Mississippian Nodena Phase
village site within the Central Mississippi Valley. It also shows evidence of Quapaw
occupation.
Like many Mississippian culture
settlements, it is located on the bank of a river, the Pemiscot Bayou. Pemiscot Bayou is located in the St. Francis Basin
of the Mississippi Valley. The Eaker site is large but has no known mound
, although it is rumored to have once had one.
Eaker Air Force Base
Eaker Air Force Base was a front-line United States Air Force base for over 40 years. It was located 3 miles northwest of central Blytheville, Arkansas...
near Blytheville, Arkansas
Blytheville, Arkansas
Blytheville is the largest city in and one of the two county seats of Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 15,620 at the 2010 census....
that was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1996.
The site is the largest and most intact Late Mississippian Nodena Phase
Nodena Phase
The Nodena Phase is an archaeological phase in eastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri of the Late Mississippian culture which dates from about 1400–1650 CE. The Nodena Phase is known from a collection of villages along the Mississippi River between the Missouri Bootheel and Wapanocca Lake...
village site within the Central Mississippi Valley. It also shows evidence of Quapaw
Quapaw
The Quapaw people are a tribe of Native Americans who historically resided on the west side of the Mississippi River in what is now the state of Arkansas.They are federally recognized as the Quapaw Tribe of Indians.-Government:...
occupation.
Like many Mississippian culture
Mississippian culture
The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1500 CE, varying regionally....
settlements, it is located on the bank of a river, the Pemiscot Bayou. Pemiscot Bayou is located in the St. Francis Basin
St. Francis River
The Saint Francis River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about long, in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas in the United States...
of the Mississippi Valley. The Eaker site is large but has no known mound
Platform mound
A platform mound is any earthwork or mound intended to support a structure or activity.-Eastern North America:The indigenous peoples of North America built substructure mounds for well over a thousand years starting in the Archaic period and continuing through the Woodland period...
, although it is rumored to have once had one.
See also
- Nodena SiteNodena SiteThe Nodena Site is an archeological site east of Wilson, Arkansas and northeast of Reverie, Tennessee in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. Around 1400–1650 CE an aboriginal palisaded village existed in the Nodena area on a meander bend of the Mississippi River. The Nodena site...
- Parkin Archeological State ParkParkin Archeological State ParkParkin Archeological State Park, also known as Parkin Indian Mound, is an archeological site and state park in Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas. Around 1350–1650 CE an aboriginal palisaded village existed at the site, at the confluence of the St. Francis and Tyronza Rivers. Artifacts from this...
- Menard-Hodges SiteMenard-Hodges SiteThe Menard-Hodges Site , is an archaeological site in Arkansas. It includes two large mounds as well as several house mounds. It is the type site for the Menard phase, a protohistoric Mississippian culture group. It is considered as a possible candidate for the Province of Anilco encountered by the...
- Mississippian cultureMississippian cultureThe Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1500 CE, varying regionally....
- List of Mississippian sites