Haida Mortuary Pole Base South
Haida Mortuary Pole Base South Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Medieval·🇺🇸 Great Plains, United States
About
About Haida Mortuary Pole Base South
Haida Mortuary Pole Base South in Great Plains, United States is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Medieval site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Haida Mortuary Pole Base South
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 500 CE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
45.1579° N · 99.6339° W · 535 m · 3 mapped features
Haida Mortuary Pole Base South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary earthwork feature at Haida Mortuary Pole Base South
45.1587° N · 99.6332° WHaida Mortuary Pole Base South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Haida Mortuary Pole Base South
45.1572° N · 99.6346° WHaida Mortuary Pole Base South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Haida Mortuary Pole Base South
45.1590° N · 99.6350° W