Mosier Mounds Complex

The Mosier Mounds Complex (Smithsonian trinomial: 35WS274), also known locally as the Mosier Battlements, is an archaeological site near Mosier, Oregon, United States. This collection of stone walls, pits, and mounds amid a basalt talus slope is the largest and most complex of a number of similar Native American sites in the southern Columbia Plateau. The site predates the arrival of Europeans and probably the local ascendance of Chinookan peoples, but has resisted more precise dating or cultural affiliation.[2]

Mosier Mounds Complex
The Mosier Mounds in 2009
LocationAddress restricted[1]
Nearest cityMosier, Oregon
NRHP reference No.03000053
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 2003

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[3]

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References
  1. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archaeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. Anderson, Kirsten J.; Connolly, Tom (November 20, 2001), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mosier Mounds Complex.
  3. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved June 18, 2014.
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