Edwards Archaeological Site

The Edwards Archaeological Site is an archaeological site in Beckham County, Oklahoma, near the town of Carter. The site, which was inhabited circa 1600 A.D., served as a Native American village and included dwellings surrounded by a round fortification. Large amounts of waste material, such as tools and bones, have been collected from the site, indicating prolonged inhabitation by a large tribe.[2] Pottery fragments and obsidian and turquoise artifacts found at the site suggest that its inhabitants traded with Puebloan peoples.[3]

Edwards Archeological Site
Nearest cityCarter, Oklahoma
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
NRHP reference No.73001554[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1973

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1973.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Edwards Archeological Site (34-BK-2)". Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  3. Wyckoff, Don G., and Kent Ruth. National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Edwards Archeological Site (Restricted). National Park Service. March 1973.


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