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Multi-periodSite Name: Merom Hillfort Alternative Name: Fort Azatlan, 12Su3Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 94.929 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Village: Merom, Indiana
Latitude: 39.056000N Longitude: 87.568W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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 |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Sullivan County, Indiana
Hillfort. Ancient Settlement. Earthworks.
This site lies on a high bluff over the Wabash River, immediately north of the village of Merom, by the historic cemetery. This site has not been systematically studied since the late 1800s. Early reports of the site noted its location on an upland spur, bordered by ravines to the east and north, and a discontinuous earthen wall, with a narrow southern entrance bounded by earthen walls and ditches. For the most part these earthworks have been plowed away since the 1870's.
The interior of the spur contained at least 3 burial mounds containing stone box burials, and dozens of depressions, from building sites. This is thought to be a late Woodland and early Mississippian tradition site, as evidenced by stone box graves and shell-tempered pottery.
In 1992 a proposed project threatened the integrity of the site. Private citizens, the town of Merom, and the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology worked together to ensure that the site would be left intact and protected for future generations. [References: Collett, John, 1871 Geology of Sullivan County, Indiana. In Second Report of the Geological Survey of Indiana made during the year 1870, by E.T. Cox, pp. 238-239. Indianapolis, IN. Putnam, Frederic W., 1871 Ancient Fortifications on the Wabash River. Bulletin of Essex Institute, Vol. 3, No. 11. Salem, MA. Eli Lilly, 1937, Prehistoric Antiquities of Indiana. Tomak, Curtis H., 1974 National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form, the Merom Site, or Ft. Azatlan Archaeological Site (12Su3).]
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