Mero Mound Group (Diamond Bluff Site)
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Mero Mound Group or Diamond Bluff Site is an archeological site near Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin, in Pierce County, Wisconsin. It consists of at least two village sites surrounded by hundreds of mounds, including three effigy mounds. All were constructed from around 1000 AD to 1300 AD.[3]
Diamond Bluff Site-Mero Mound Group | |
  Location in Wisconsin  Mero Mound Group (Diamond Bluff Site) (the United States) | |
| Location | Address restricted[2] |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°38′N 92°36′W / 44.633°N 92.600°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000075 and 92000590[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 01, 1975 (original) June 04, 1992 (increase) |
It is also known as 47-Pi-2. As Mero Archeological District, its boundaries were increased in 1992.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
- ^ "The Mero (Diamond Bluff) Site". From Site to Story. The Institute for Minnesota Archaeology. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
Further reading
edit- The page "The Mero (Diamond Bluff) Site" discusses what has been found at the site and the sequence of investigations.