Shea Site
Shea Site | |
| Nearest city | Embden, North Dakota |
|---|---|
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000817[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 1996 |
The Shea Site is a Native American archeological site near Embden, North Dakota. It was the site of a Native American village on a bluff overlooking the Maple River floodplain. It was protected by a deep "dry moat or fortification ditch."[2] The 3-acre (1.2 ha) site was excavated by archaeologists in the mid-1980s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 Michael G. Michlovic (Summer 1988). "The Archaeology of the Red River Valley" (PDF). Minnesota History. p. 62.
