Awatixa Xi'e Village Site
Posted by: BruceS
N 47° 20.007 W 101° 23.029
14T E 319903 N 5244975
Awatixa Xi'e Village Site is located in the Knife River Indian Village National Historic Site. Village site has locations of earthlodges which made up the village.
Waymark Code: WM2MYW
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2007
Views: 21
The site has a total of 51 round depressions made when the earth lodges collapsed they left circular mounds of earth around hardened saucer-like floors. The lodges were very closely packed in this village. This village site dates from an earlier time than the near by villages.
The circles can be seen when viewed with Google Earth or in satellite view in Google Maps.
You are allowed to walk around and explore the village site. You may see many artifacts, it is against Federal law to disturb or remove artifacts.
Trailhead: N 47° 19.886 W 101° 23.142
Type: Ruins
How did you find this "Ancient Evidence": Other
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