Langdeau Site

Langdeau Site

Fields at the Langdeau Site
Nearest city Lower Brule, South Dakota
NRHP Reference #

66000717[1]

[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966[2]
Designated NHL July 19, 1964[1]

Langdeau Site is an archaeological site in Lyman County, South Dakota, near Lower Brule, South Dakota. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.[1][3]

At the time of the designation in 1964, it was stated:

Possibly the earliest reliably dated village of the Missouri Trench, Langdeau Site represents the full emergence of the Plains Village Traditions in the Middle Missouri cultural area. It is also a cultural intrusion of organized village people with highly adaptive strategies, including horticulture, into an area previously occupied by hunter/gatherers.[1]

The exact location/address of this historic site is restricted.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Langdeau Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.


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