Cloverdale archaeological site
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The Cloverdale archaeological site (23BN2) is an important archaeological site near St. Joseph
, Missouri
. It is located at the mouth of a small valley that opens into the Missouri River
.
It was occupied by Kansas City Hopewell
(ca. 100 to 500 CE) peoples, and later by Mississippian
influenced Steed-Kisker
peoples (ca. 1200 CE).
Because of the many Cahokia
style projectile points found at the site, it is believed to have been a trade partner or outpost of the much larger Cahokia polity.
Saint Joseph, Missouri
Saint Joseph is the second largest city in northwest Missouri, only second to Kansas City in size, serving as the county seat for Buchanan County. As of the 2010 census, Saint Joseph had a total population of 76,780, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The St...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. It is located at the mouth of a small valley that opens into the Missouri River
Missouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
.
It was occupied by Kansas City Hopewell
Kansas City Hopewell
The Kansas City Hopewell were the farthest west regional variation of the Hopewell tradition of the Middle Woodland period . Sites were located in Kansas and Missouri around the mouth of the Kansas River where it enters the Missouri River...
(ca. 100 to 500 CE) peoples, and later by Mississippian
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....
influenced Steed-Kisker
Steed-Kisker
The Steed-Kisker culture is a cultural phase that is part of the larger Central Plains Tradition of prehistoric people who occupied the Great Plains region of the United States in prehistoric times. This group lived primarily around the Kansas City, Missouri area from about 900 to 1400 CE...
peoples (ca. 1200 CE).
Because of the many Cahokia
Cahokia
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is the area of an ancient indigenous city located in the American Bottom floodplain, between East Saint Louis and Collinsville in south-western Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. The site included 120 human-built earthwork mounds...
style projectile points found at the site, it is believed to have been a trade partner or outpost of the much larger Cahokia polity.
See also
- List of Hopewell sites
- List of Mississippian sites
- 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....
- Mound builder (people)