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Sleeth Site

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Nearest city
  
Liverpool, Illinois

Area
  
4 ha

Added to NRHP
  
17 May 1979

NRHP Reference #
  
79000837

Phone
  
+1 315-699-5233

Sleeth Site

Address
  
8303 US-11, Cicero, NY 13039, USA

The Sleeth Site is an archaeological site located near Liverpool in Fulton County, Illinois. The side encompasses a 10-acre (4.0 ha) village area including a sizable midden. The site was occupied by people of the Spoon River Culture, a local culture within the Middle Mississippian culture; it is the only known site within the Sleeth Phase of the culture and has been dated to 1500 A.D. Cultural artifacts recovered from the site include a large number of projectile points and pottery shards from jars, plates, and bowls.

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1979.

References

Sleeth Site Wikipedia