Minisink Archaeological Site
Munsee Lenape archaeological district in the northeastern United States
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Minisink Archaeological Site
41.0935° N, -74.9922° E
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Minisink Archeological Site, also known as Minisink Historic District, is an archeological site of 1320 acres located in both Sussex County, New Jersey and Pike County, Pennsylvania. It was part of a region occupied by Munsee-speaking Lenape that extended from southern New York across northern New Jersey to northeastern Pennsylvania. The Munsee were speakers of one of the three major language dialects of the Lenape Native American tribe. This interstate territory became the most important Munsee community for the majority of the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Discovery of burials and artifacts
1900
National Historic Landmark designation
1993
September 2004 flood
September 2004
April 2005 flood
April 2005
Archaeological Features
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Food Production and Processing Features
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