NRHP Reference # 66000715 Area 29 ha Nearest city Pierre | Designated NHL July 19, 1964 Added to NRHP 15 October 1966 | |
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Arzberger Site, also known as 39HU6 is an archaeological site in Hughes County, South Dakota, near Pierre, South Dakota. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
At the time of the designation in 1964, it was stated:
The northernmost outpost of the Central Plains Tradition (c. 1500 AD), this is the site of an extraordinarily large fortified village atop a low mesa overlooking the Missouri River. The site covers some 70n(sic) acres with 24 bastions. Forty-four circular house rings have been noted. The village likely represents the Arikara Indians at the time they were differentiating from the Pawnee.
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