The Fox Farm site is a Middle Fort Ancient culture Manion Phase (1200 to 1400 CE) archaeological site located near Mays Lick in Mason County, Kentucky. The site consists of a large village complex on a ridge 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the Licking River and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the Ohio River. The site covers 10-16 hectares and has midden areas up to 80 centimetres (31 in) thick.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1983.[1]
Fox Farm site | |
| Nearest city | Mays Lick |
|---|---|
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002822[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 9, 1983 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ Sharp, William E. (1996). "Chapter 6:Fort Ancient Farmers". In Lewis, R. Barry (ed.). Kentucky Archaeology. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 168–170. ISBN 0-8131-1907-3.
 | This Mason County, Kentucky state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article relating to archaeology in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |