Walker-Hooper Site

Walker-Hooper is a prehistoric archaeological complex in Wisconsin’s Upper Fox River drainage that preserves evidence from several periods, most notably a palisaded Upper Mississippian Oneota village. Excavations in 1921 and 1967 uncovered burial mounds, camp areas, houses, palisades, middens, and pits, along with burials and artifacts showing hunting, fishing, farming, craftwork, and household activity. Environmental remains indicate heavy use of fish, deer, maize, and hickory, with beans and squash also present. The site is especially important as the type site for the Grand River focus of the Oneota Aspect, helping define regional Oneota culture and a likely brief seasonal agricultural settlement around A.D. 1200–1240.

Buffalo, Wisconsin · United States