Flattop Site | |
Location | Adamana, Arizona, within the Petrified Forest National Park |
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Coordinates | 35°05′17″N 109°48′23″W / 35.08806°N 109.80639°W |
NRHP reference No. | 76000214 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 12, 1976 |
The Flattop Site is a prehistoric location situated within the boundaries of the Petrified Forest National Park, near Adamana, Arizona. The site was inhabited by the Basketmaker II culture from approximately 1-300 AD. [2] In 1949–1950 the site, consisting of roughly 25 pit-houses, was excavated by Fred Wendorf. Among the objects excavated were about fourteen projectile points. [3] In 1953 Wendorf again excavated the site, revealing "Adamana brown" pottery, a plain brown pottery from the Basketmaker III culture. [4]