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The '''Thompson Site''' is a [[Fort Ancient culture]] [[archaeological site]] located near [[South Portsmouth, Kentucky|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.<ref name=SHARP1996>{{ Cite book| title=Kentucky Archaeology| chapter= Chapter 6:Fort Ancient Farmers| last=Sharp| first=William E.| editor=Lewis, R. Barry| url= http://books.google.com/books?id=rCypMcuai1oC&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=thompson+site+fort+ancient&source=bl&ots=KWqzhouqZg&sig=PYv_ZsJf586owtukxpjhpXlz_NI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JOuuT837FMai2gXni8npCA&ved=0CGQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=thompson%20site%20fort%20ancient&f=false | publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0-8131-1907-3|year=1996|pages=162–166}}</ref>
The '''Thompson Site''' is a [[Fort Ancient culture]] [[archaeological site]] located near [[South Portsmouth, Kentucky|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.<ref name=SHARP1996>{{ Cite book| title=Kentucky Archaeology| chapter= Chapter 6:Fort Ancient Farmers| last=Sharp| first=William E.| editor=Lewis, R. Barry| url= http://books.google.com/books?id=rCypMcuai1oC&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=thompson+site+fort+ancient&source=bl&ots=KWqzhouqZg&sig=PYv_ZsJf586owtukxpjhpXlz_NI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JOuuT837FMai2gXni8npCA&ved=0CGQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=thompson%20site%20fort%20ancient&f=false | publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0-8131-1907-3|year=1996|pages=162–166}}</ref>

Revision as of 02:32, 27 March 2016

Thompson Site
Thompson site is located in Kentucky
Thompson site
Approximate location within Kentucky today
LocationSouth Portsmouth, KentuckyGreenup County, Kentucky USA
RegionGreenup County, Kentucky
History
Founded1100 CE
Abandoned1200 CE
PeriodsCroghan Phase
CulturesFort Ancient culture

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sharp, William E. (1996). "Chapter 6:Fort Ancient Farmers". In Lewis, R. Barry (ed.). Kentucky Archaeology. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 162–166. ISBN 0-8131-1907-3.