Muir site
{{short description|Archaeological site in Kentucky, US}}
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15 JS 86
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| location = Nicholasville, Kentucky, Jessamine County, Kentucky, {{flag|USA}}
| region = Jessamine County, Kentucky
| built = 1010 CE
| abandoned = 1255
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| cultures = Early Fort Ancient culture
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The Muir site, (15JS86), is an Early Fort Ancient culture archaeological site located in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, in the Bluegrass region of the state. It was occupied from about 1010 to 1255 CE during the Osborne Phase of the local chronology.{{citation |title= Southeastern Archaeological Conference Newsletter |volume= 31 |number= 2 |url= http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/PDF/newsletters/SEAC%20Newsletter%20Vol.%2031%20No.%202%20October%201989.pdf |publisher= Southeastern Archaeological Conference |editor= Powell, Mary L. |date= October 1989 |accessdate= 2010-11-03 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110728042929/http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/PDF/newsletters/SEAC%20Newsletter%20Vol.%2031%20No.%202%20October%201989.pdf |archivedate= 2011-07-28 }} The site is near Jessamine Creek, on top of a broad ridge.
Description
Unlike later Fort Ancient villages, which are more compact, the Muir site structures were spread out over the ridge top.{{Cite book|title=Kentucky Archaeology|chapter= Chapter 6:Fort Ancient Farmers|last=Sharp|first=William E.|editor=Lewis, R. Barry|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0-8131-1907-3|year=1996|pages=162–166}} These structures were rectangular with single set post construction, as opposed to Mississippian style wall trench construction. Within the houses were {{convert|30|cm|in}} to {{convert|50|cm|in}} 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
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External links
- [http://heritage.ky.gov/kas/kyarchynew/Cox+Site.htm The Cox site in relation to the nearby Muir site]
- [http://heritage.ky.gov/nr/rdonlyres/7f8112b4-b4f1-4130-824e-c9da1d393975/0/howardsitereport.pdf ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE EARLY AND LATE FORT ANCIENT HOWARD SITE (15MA427), MADISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY]
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Category:Archaeological sites in Kentucky
Category:Geography of Jessamine County, Kentucky
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