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Southwold Earthworks

Neutral (Attiwandaronk) palisaded village, AD 1450–1550, Ontario

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The Southwold Earthworks is the remains of a pre-contact village site of the Neutral people, occupied about AD 1450 to 1550. The entrance to the site is located on Iona Road, approximately three kilometres south of Iona Ontario, Canada. A double oval ring of raised earthworks surrounds the remains of the village.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
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Village occupation

AD 1450–1550

National recognition

1923

Federal acquisition

1929

Major archaeological investigation (1935)

1935

Major archaeological investigation (1976)

1976

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Archaeological Features

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Defensive Structures

PalisadesDefensive WallsDitches
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Public and Civic Structures

Plazas
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Religious and Ritual Structures

Ceremonial Platforms
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

VillagesLonghouses
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Environmental and Natural Features

Landscaped EarthworksArtificial Mounds
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Country

Canada

Coordinates

42.67° N, -81.36° E