Mellor Village and Mounds Archeological District, also known as Site 23CP1, is a historic

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

and national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located in the Lamine township, Cooper County, Missouri. It is a

Middle Woodland Period In the classification of archaeological cultures of North America, the Woodland period of North American pre-Columbian cultures spanned a period from roughly 1000 BCE to European contact in the eastern part of North America, with some archaeolog ...

village site situated on a terrace in the Lamine River locality of the Missouri River Valley. The pottery and stone tools from the site belong to the technological/artistic tradition that is described as " Hopewell." It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1969 with a boundary increase in 1974.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Cooper County, Missouri Mounds in Missouri Former populated places in Missouri Hopewellian peoples Middle Woodland period {{CooperCountyMO-NRHP-stub

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