The Ellerbusch Site in southwestern Indiana is an important archaeological settlement because it offers rare evidence of a small Mississippian hamlet linked to the larger Angel community. Unlike most nearby Angel Phase sites on lower terraces, Ellerbusch stood on upland ground beside the Ohio River floodplain. Excavations beginning in 1957 and expanding in 1973 uncovered rectangular houses, pits, and thousands of artifacts, including pottery and stone tools, as well as traces of an earlier Woodland occupation. Despite damage from plowing, erosion, and acidic soil, the site showed how smaller farming communities lived near fields and resources while remaining close to the protection of a major center.