Skiffes Creek Sand Spit Site | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | September 16, 1982[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 121-0041 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Address Restricted, Newport News, Virginia |
Added: | February 24, 1983 |
Refnum: | 83003295 |
Skiffes Creek Sand Spit Site is a historic archaeological site located at Newport News, Virginia. It is a well-preserved, possibly stratified archaeological site containing evidence of prehistoric habitation dating to the Early and Middle Woodland eras. The site is invaluable to documenting settlement patterning and environmental and cultural adaptation in Tidewater Virginia during the period 500 B.C. to A.D. 500.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.