# Thompson site

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Archaeological site in Kentucky, US

Thompson Site Approximate location within Kentucky today 38°43′25.39″N 83°1′8.72″W / 38.7237194°N 83.0190889°W / 38.7237194; -83.0190889 Periods Croghan Phase Cultures Fort Ancient culture Location South Portsmouth, Kentucky, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA Region Greenup County, Kentucky History Built 1100 CE Abandoned 1200 CE

The **Thompson Site** is a [Fort Ancient culture](/source/Fort_Ancient_culture) [archaeological site](/source/Archaeological_site) located near [South Portsmouth](/source/South_Portsmouth%2C_Kentucky) in [Greenup County, Kentucky](/source/Greenup_County%2C_Kentucky), US, next to the [Ohio River](/source/Ohio_River) across from the mouth of the [Scioto River](/source/Scioto_River).

The Site was occupied during the Croghan Phase (1100 to 1200) of the local chronology and was a contemporary of Baum Phase sites in the Scioto River valley.[1]

## See also

- [Hardin Village Site](/source/Hardin_Village_Site)

- [Bentley Site](/source/Bentley_Site)

- [Hansen Site](/source/Hansen_Site)

- [Ronald Watson Gravel Site](/source/Ronald_Watson_Gravel_Site)

- [Cleek-McCabe Site](/source/Cleek-McCabe_Site)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SHARP1996_1-0)** Sharp, William E. (1996). ["Chapter 6:Fort Ancient Farmers"](https://books.google.com/books?id=rCypMcuai1oC&dq=thompson+site+fort+ancient&pg=PA164). In Lewis, R. Barry (ed.). *Kentucky Archaeology*. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 162–166. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8131-1907-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8131-1907-3).

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