Dumpling Island Archeological Site
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title:
Dumpling Island Archeological Site
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The Dumpling Island Archeological Site is a Late Woodland period archaeological site on Dumpling Island in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. The site encompasses the remains of a Native American village associated with the Nansemond people. The island was identified by explorer John Smith as a "Chaukie Hand" because of the large shell middens he saw. The Nansemond village was attacked and burned by English colonists from the Jamestown Colony in 1609, but quickly recovered. Test excavations in 19
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Archaeological site in Virginia, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpling_Island_Archeological_Site
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2023-08-06T05:12:45Z
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