Thompson Site
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The Thompson Site is a Fort Ancient culture archaeological site
located near South Portsmouth in Greenup County, Kentucky
, next to the Ohio River
across from the mouth of the Scioto River
. It was occupied during the Croghan Phase(1100 to 1200 CE) of the local chronology and was a contemporary of Baum Phase sites in the Scioto River valley.
Archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place in which evidence of past activity is preserved , and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a 'site' can vary widely,...
located near South Portsmouth in Greenup County, Kentucky
Greenup County, Kentucky
Greenup County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1804. As of 2000, the population was 36,891. Its county seat is Greenup. The county is named in honor of Christopher Greenup....
, next to the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
across from the mouth of the Scioto River
Scioto River
The Scioto River is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles in length. It rises in Auglaize County in west central Ohio, flows through Columbus, Ohio, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth...
. It was occupied during the Croghan Phase(1100 to 1200 CE) of the local chronology and was a contemporary of Baum Phase sites in the Scioto River valley.