__NOTOC__ According to the South Dakota State Historical Society's Archaeological Research Center, over 26,000 archaeological sites have been recorded in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

This list is broken down by county and encompasses sites across all of what is now South Dakota. Only notable sites are listed. Each table consists of the site's common name; the nearest locality; if given, its Smithsonian trinomial (SITS) and National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) reference number; associated period or culture; and any further notes, including where a property is listed on the NRHP as a National Historic Landmark, or part of a Multiple Property Submission (MPS), Multiple Resource Area (MRA), or Thematic Resource (TR).

Beadle NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39BE2Wessington SpringsPrehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39BE3WolseyPrehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39BE14HuronJames River Basin Woodland Sites TR39BE15HuronJames River Basin Woodland Sites TR39BE23HuronJames River Basin Woodland Sites TR39BE46HuronJames River Basin Woodland Sites TR39BE48HuronJames River Basin Woodland Sites TR39BE57YaleJames River Basin Woodland Sites TR39BE64YaleJames River Basin Woodland Sites TR

Buffalo NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesCrow Creek Site39BF11ChamberlainMiddle MissouriNational Historic Landmark relating to Crow Creek massacreFarm School site39BF220Fort ThompsonSite partially lost under the Missouri RiverFire Cloud site39BF237Fort ThompsonCache pit containing ceramics, likely early 18th centuryFort Thompson Archeological DistrictFort ThompsonBig Bend Area MRAFort Thompson MoundsFort ThompsonPlains WoodlandNational Historic Landmark DistrictOld Quarry Mound39BF234Burial mound complexSide Hill site39BF233Burial mound complexSitting Crow site39BF225Burial mound complexTalking Crow Archeological Site39BF3Fort ThompsonTwo Teeth site39BF204

Campbell NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesVanderbilt Archeological SitePollockNational Historic Landmark

Corson NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsCulturesNotes39CO39MahtoCairn and rock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS

Custer NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39CU70CusterRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPSScored Rocks39CU91Protohistoric (Lakota)Rock art site, depicts guns; Rock Art in the Southern Black Hills TR39CU510Rock art site; Rock Art in the Southern Black Hills TR39CU511Rock art site; Rock Art in the Southern Black Hills TR39CU512Rock art site; Rock Art in the Southern Black Hills TR39CU513Rock art site; Rock Art in the Southern Black Hills TR39CU514Rock art site; Rock Art in the Southern Black Hills TR39CU515Rock art site; Rock Art in the Southern Black Hills TR39CU516Rock art site; Rock Art in the Southern Black Hills TR39CU890HermosaRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39CU1619CusterCairn and stone circle site39CU2565DeweyRock art site39CU3178DeweyRock art site39CU3393DeweyRock art site39CU4164DeweyRock art site

Davison NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesMitchell Site39DV2MitchellMississippian cultureOpen to the public39DV9RiversideJames River Basin Woodland Sites TR39DV24MitchellJames River Basin Woodland Sites TR

Fall River Numerous archeological sites in Fall River County were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in batches in 1982, 1993, 2005 and 2016. These were deemed significant for their information potential. In most cases, the specific locations of these sites are not disclosed, but their general regions are.

NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39FA86EdgemontPlains VillageRock art site including inscription(s) by member(s) of the 1874 Black Hills Expedition; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA88EdgemontPoncaRock art site; rock shelter and cave site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA89EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA90EdgemontRock art site, rock shelter and cave site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA99EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA243EdgemontRock art site, rock shelter and cave site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA244EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA316EdgemontRock art site, including painted rock art; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA321EdgemontPoncaRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA395EdgemontMiddle Archaic (McKean complex)"Pecked Realistic" rock art; a rock shelter and cave site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA446EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA447EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA448EdgemontRock art site; rock shelter and cave site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA542EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA678EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA679EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA680EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA682EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA683EdgemontRock art site; rock shelter and cave site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA686EdgemontRock art site; rock shelter and cave site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA688EdgemontRock art site; rock shelter and cave site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA690EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA691EdgemontLate PrehistoricRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA767EdgemontRock art site; rock shelter and cave site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA788EdgemontRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA806Hot SpringsRock art site; Prehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA819EdgemontPrehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA1010Hot SpringsLate ArchaicPrehistoric Rock Art of South Dakota MPS39FA101339FA104639FA104939FA109339FA115239FA115439FA115539FA119039FA120139FA120439FA133639FA133739FA163839FA253039FA253139FA739FA5839FA7539FA7939FA9139FA9439FA27739FA38939FA55439FA67639FA67739FA68139FA684Pecked rock art39FA68539FA68739FA130339FA1639

Hand NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39HD22Danforth

Hanson NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesBloom Site39HS1BloomNational Historic Landmark39HS3MitchellFort James39HS48Rosedale ColonyHistoric (1865–1867)U.S. Government fortSheldon Reese Site39HS23Mitchell

Harding NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesLudlow Cave39HN1A multiple-component ceremonial rock art site in North Cave Hills including projectile points, a rock shelter/cave, turtle effigies, and petroforms (now destroyed).39HN539HN1739HN1839HN2139HN2239HN2639HN3039HN5039HN5339HN5439HN12139HN15039HN15539HN15939HN16039HN16239HN16539HN16739HN16839HN17139HN17439HN17739HN19839HN199Lightning Spring39HN204LudlowIn Sandstone Buttes area39HN20539HN20739HN20839HN20939HN21039HN21339HN21739HN21839HN21939HN22739HN22839HN23239HN23439HN48439HN48539HN48639HN487

Hughes NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesArzberger siteNational Historic Landmark, on bluff above McClure siteCedar Islands Archeological DistrictFort George Creek Archeological DistrictPart of Big Bend Area MRAMcClure site39HU7Part of Big Bend Area MRAMedicine Creek Archeological DistrictHas 21 contributing sites including a village site. Partially in Lyman CountyOld Fort Sully39HU52Historic (1863–1866)U.S. Government fort39HU66Part of the Petroforms of South Dakota Thematic Resource (TR)39HU189Part of the Petroforms of South Dakota TR39HU201Part of the Petroforms of South Dakota TR

Hutchinson NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39HT14OlivetPlains WoodlandMound site39HT27Plains WoodlandMound site39HT29ClaytonPlains WoodlandMound site39HT3039HT202ClaytonPlains Woodland (Randall phase)Mound site

Hyde NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39HE331Holabird

Jackson NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesLip's Camp39JK84WanbleeHistoric (Upper Brule Lakota)In White River Badlands. Lakota site of the "Early Reservation Period", it was occupied 1880–1904 by the Wazhazha band of the Upper Brule.

Jerauld NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39JE10Wessington Springs39JE11Gann Valley

Lincoln NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesBlood Run SiteOn the Iowa/South Dakota border along the Big Sioux River, a National Historic Landmark

Lyman NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesBurnt Prairie Site39LM207Lower BruleCrazy Bull site39LM220Lower BruleDeerfly site39LM39OacomaDakotaLate 19th century occupationDinehart Village Archeological SiteOacomaFort Lookout IVOacomaJiggs Thompson Site39LM208Lower BruleKing Archaeological SiteOacomaLangdeau Site39LM209Lower BruleNational Historic LandmarkMeander site39LM201OacomaMedicine Creek Archeological DistrictHas 21 contributing sites including a village site. Partially in Hughes County

McCook NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39MK12Bridgewater

McPherson NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39MP3Long LakeRock art panel likely depicting bison heads (with 11 rock art sketches) (from partly NPS-funded project directed by Linea Sundstrom)

Meade NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39MD139MD20Rock art site; has stone circle. The site is in the eastern foothills of the Black Hills "lying in a deep arroyo"; the "rimrock above the arroyo contained a stone circle and a scatter of chipped stone artifacts"; the stone circle was "test excavated" and found, however, to have very little "chipping debris".39MD8139MD82

Minnehaha NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesBrandon VillageBrandon

Pennington NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39PN57Rock art site39PN108Rock art siteIce Cave39PN376Paleoindian, Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Late Prehistoric, HistoricRock shelter cave site with red-painted hand prints39PN438Rock art site39PN439Rock art site

Potter NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39PO63Gettysburg39PO205Gettysburg

Roberts NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesThunderbird Rock39RO71Sisseton

Sanborn NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39SB15Mitchell39SB18Forestburg39SB31Forestburg

Spink NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39SP2Frankfort39SP4Tulare39SP12Ashton39SP19Spink Colony39SP37Crandon39SP46Crandon

Stanley NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesAntelope Creek Site39ST55Fort PierreBig Bend Area MRABloody Hand Site39ST230Fort PierreBig Bend Area MRAFort Pierre ChouteauFort PierreHistoricNational Historic LandmarkFort Pierre II39ST217Fort Pierre

Sully NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesCooper Village Archeological SiteOnida

Turner NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotes39TU5FreemanAt Turkey Ridge. Petroform site, includes a thunderbird effigy "said to mark the campsite of a leader named Swan, according to Northern Cheyenne oral tradition" in 1750–1825 era.

Walworth NameSITSNRHPNearest localityAssociationsNotesGravel Pit Site39WW203Mobridge

See also History of South Dakota National Register of Historic Places listings in South Dakota Paleontology in South Dakota Plains Indians Prehistoric agriculture on the Great Plains

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References

External links

South Dakota State Historical Society Archaeological Research Center