Dr. James K. Hampson
James Kelly Hampson (1877 – 8 October 1956) was the archaeologist to excavate and preserve the artifacts from the Nodena Site and owner of the Hampson Plantation in Wilson, Arkansas.
The Hampson Museum State Park in Wilson, Arkansas is named after James K. Hampson. The museum exhibits an archeological collection of early American aboriginal artifacts from the Nodena Site.
In 1900 Hampson documented the discovery of a prehistoric mastodon skeleton 2 mi (3,2 km) south of the Nodena site.
At the Nodena Site, archeological artifacts from a 15 acre (60,703 m2) aboriginal village dated 1400-1650 CE were discovered by Hampson in the first half of the 20th century. The village was located about 5 mi (8 km) east of Wilson, Arkansas, and 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Reverie, Tennessee.
In 1964 the Nodena Site was declared a National Historic Landmark. In 1966 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The Hampson Museum State Park exhibits an archeological collection of early American aboriginal artifacts from the Nodena Site.
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