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Multi-periodSite Name: Mashantucket Pit HousesCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 30.103 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Norwich, Connecticut Nearest Village: Mashantucket, CT
Latitude: 41.455500N Longitude: 71.9703W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Mashantucket Pit Houses, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Ancient Settlement.
Archaeological Dig in advance of the expansion of a Casino Resort has uncovered what appear to be a seasonal settlement from ~7000 BC. Pit houses with timber framing and/or supports were built into a hill side.
The site is within the Mashantucket Pequod Reservation.
Read more at our article Archaeological dig in E. Connecticut suggests nomads built pit houses.
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