Built 1609 (1609) Opened 1609 Added to NRHP 10 February 1998 | NRHP Reference # 98000046 Area 6 ha | |
The Dumpling Island Archeological Site is a Late Woodland period archaeological site on Dumpling Island in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. The site encompasses the remains of a Native American village associated with the Nansemond people. The island was identified by explorer John Smith as a "Chaukie Hand" because of the large shell middens he saw. The Nansemond village was attacked and burned by English colonists from the Jamestown Colony in 1609, but quickly recovered. Test excavations in 1986 and 1995 found the site to be in excellent condition.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
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