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The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC. . Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of the Mississippian cu
National Historic Landmarks in Indiana represent Indiana's history from the Native American era to its early European settlers and motor racing. There are 44 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in the state, [1] which are located in 23 of its 92 counties. They illustrate the state's industrial and architectural heritage, as well as battles ...
This is a list of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana. Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites . [ 1 ]
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century other Native American groups migrated to Indiana, a large portion of them were Cherokee. The Miami Nation of Indiana is concentrated along the Wabash River. Other Native Americans settled in Indiana's urban centers, such as Indianapolis, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, and Evansville. The state's ...
Category: Native American history of Indiana. ... Indiana placenames of Native American origin (4 P) K. Kickapoo (4 C, 12 P) M. Middle Mississippian culture (1 C, 68 P)
Caborn-Welborn culture location. Caborn-Welborn was a precontact and proto-historic North American culture defined by archaeologists as a Late Mississippian cultural manifestation that grew out of – or built upon the demise of – the Angel chiefdom located in present-day southern Indiana.
Native American history of Indiana (11 C, 52 P) M. Native American museums in Indiana (5 P) N. Native American people from Indiana (6 P) Native American tribes in ...
The most complex sites existed at Angel Mounds from about 900 AD to about 1600 AD, just before the appearance of Europeans. [2] These Native Americans were called "Mound Builders" of the Mississippian culture. These mound builders were advanced hunters and gatherers who built their villages on high ground near rivers.