Double Ditch State Historic Site [ND]

Description

Double Ditch Indian Village, overlooking the Missouri River, was a large earthlodge village inhabited by Mandan Indians between about 1500 and 1781. The remains of earthlodges, midden mounds (trash heaps), and fortification ditches are clearly visible today. Interpretive signs are posted throughout the site.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site, beyond signage.

Leo Petroglyph [OH]

Description

Leo Petroglyph is an outstanding example of prehistoric Indian inscriptions. On the edge of a ravine, the sandstone petroglyph contains 37 incised drawings of humans, animals, and human and animal footprints. It is now protected by a roof and viewing platform. The carvings, whose meaning is unknown, are attributed to Fort Ancient Indians who occupied this area between AD 1000 and 1650.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.

Madison Buffalo Jump [MT]

Description

Visitors to this site can imagine how the area might have looked when prehistoric people "called" bison to jump to their death below the cliffs. Interpretive displays help visitors understand the dramatic events that took place here for nearly 2,000 years.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services beyond signage available at the site.

Huff Indian Village State Historic Site [ND]

Description

Huff Indian Village State Historic Site is a classic prehistoric Mandan settlement dating to about AD 1450, perhaps 200 years before Euroamerican influence reached the Missouri Valley area. The village is a very large, well-planned community where perhaps a thousand or more people once lived. Huff Village was probably occupied only for a short time (perhaps 20 years), as indicated by the clarity of the village plan and lack of evidence for rebuilding and trash accumulation. The site is in pristine condition, and the community layout is easily seen on the surface. Depressions marking the locations of more than 100 lodges are arranged roughly in rows, paralleling the river bank. The entire settlement is surrounded by a massive fortification system consisting of a ditch more than 2,000 feet long with 10 well-defined bastions. The village, including its fortifications, covers about 12acres.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site, beyond signage.

San Miguel Mission Chapel [NM]

Description

The oldest church still in use in the United States, this simple adobe structure was built in the early 17th century by the Tlaxcalan Indians of Mexico, who came to New Mexico as servants of the Spanish. Badly damaged in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the structure was restored and enlarged in 1710. On display in the chapel are priceless statues and paintings and the San Jose Bell, weighing nearly 800 pounds, which is believed to have been cast in Spain in 1356.

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Towosahgy State Historic Site [MO]

Description

At one time, between A.D. 1000 and 1400, this site was a Mississippian civil/ceremonial center and fortified village. Within this village, a full gamut of ceremonial and domestic activities took place that served the inhabitants' needs from "cradle to grave." The name, Towosahgy, was borrowed from the Osage Indians and means "old town." Visitors to the 64-acre tract of land can see remnants of past activities in the form of earthen mounds constructed for ceremonial, residential, and religious purposes.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site, beyond signage.

Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site [FL]

Description

This ancient Native American site was the first in Florida to be designated a State Archaeological Site. The flat-topped ceremonial mound—composed of sand, shell, and village debris—measures 100 by 170 feet at the base and is 20 feet in height. Archaeological excavations have disclosed at least three periods of Native American cultures, the earliest dating back 2,000 years.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.

Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail [HI]

Description

The Trail is a 175-mile trail corridor full of cultural and historical significance. It traverses through hundreds of ancient Hawaiian settlement sites and through over 200 ahupua'a, or traditional sea to mountain land divisions. Cultural resources along the trail include several important heiau (temples), royal centers, kahua (house site foundations), loko 'ia (fishponds) ko'a (fishing shrines), ki'i pohaku (petroglyphs), holua (stone slide), and wahi pana (sacred places).

Website does not specify any interpretative services offered by the site.