The Muir site, (15JS86), is an Early
Fort Ancient culture 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 ...
located in
Jessamine County, Kentucky
Jessamine County () is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 52,991. Its county seat is Nicholasville, Kentucky, Nicholasville. The county was ...
, in the
Bluegrass region of the state. It was occupied from about 1010 to 1255 CE during the Osborne Phase of the local chronology.
The site is near
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, on top of a broad ridge. Unlike later Fort Ancient villages, which are more compact, the Muir site structures were spread out over the ridge top.
These structures were rectangular with single set post construction, as opposed to
Mississippian style wall trench construction. Within the houses were to deep floor basins with centrally located hearths for cooking and heating. Pottery found at the Muir site was
limestone-tempered,
[ unlike some later Fort Ancient pottery which became mussel shell tempered after contact with Mississippian cultures.
]
See also
* Cox site
The Cox site ( 15WD107) is a Middle Fort Ancient culture (1200 to 1400 CE) archaeological site located in Woodford County, Kentucky, in the Bluegrass region of the state. The site is located on a large ridge and is approximately by , although the ...
* Thompson site
References
External links
The Cox site in relation to the nearby Muir site
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE EARLY AND LATE FORT ANCIENT HOWARD SITE (15MA427), MADISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY
Fort Ancient culture
Archaeological sites in Kentucky
Geography of Jessamine County, Kentucky
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