Kamp Mound Site

The Kamp Mound Site is a prehistoric mound and village site located along the Illinois River and Illinois Route 100 north of Kampsville, Illinois. The Hopewellian site includes seven mounds dating from 100 B.C. - 450 A.D. and a village site dating from 450 to 700 A.D. The Havana Hopewell culture used the complex as a ceremonial and burial site. Archaeologists have also proposed that the site served as a regional trade center for the Hopewellian exchange system. The seven mounds at the site, which were originally part of a group of ten, include some of Illinois' largest mounds. In addition, large amounts of shell and animal bone fragments have been recovered from the site.^[1]

Kamp Mound Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fields in the associated village site
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Location	Illinois Route 100 north of Kampsville[1]
Coordinates	39°19′56″N 90°37′15″W
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
NRHP reference No.	78001114[2]
Added to NRHP	August 24, 1978

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1978.^[2]

See also

• List of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois

References

1. Maruszak, Kathleen. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kamp Mound Site. National Park Service, 1977-07.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.