Buckner Site (15BB12)

Address Restricted, Paris, Kentucky. County/parish: Bourbon.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 27, 1983. NRIS 83002557.

1 contributing site.

From Wikipedia:

Buckner site

The Buckner site (15BB12) is a Middle Fort Ancient culture (1200 to 1400 CE) archaeological site located on Strodes Creek in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States. It has two large circular village areas, each surrounding its own central plaza and several smaller special use areas to the north and northeast of the site.

The site was excavated during the 1930s by William S. Webb as salvage archaeology operations during the Great Depression. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 1983.

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