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Excavation site in field as seen from above

Excavation site in field and dirt road as seen from above

many white people stand around and in square shaped holes in the ground with white marquee tents providing some shade

Toltec Mounds Excavation

several square shaped shallow holes in the ground with white people digging in two of them

Toltec Mounds Excavation

Bluff Dwellers Article

Clarence Moore Article

Close-up of crystal arrowhead point on blue background

Overgrown field with trees in the background

Marked-off excavation site in vacant field with trees in the background

White women digging in trench at park

Excavation Trench

Group of white archaeologists excavating a site as seen from above

White man with hat and glasses taking notes on archaeological site with woman standing behind him

Frank Schambach

white man in glasses in front of bookshelves

White men and woman documenting a dig site near mounds

Mound Excavations

Group of white men and two white women smiling on steps outdoors

Arrowhead figures and people digging on brochure with text and mound drawing

Wooden sign with Native American man on it with a brick building with a wooden roof behind it and flag pole

Parkin Archeological State Park

Native American pottery on display behind glass with sign saying

Parkin Archeological State Park

Wooden sign with Native American man painted on it and brick base with flowers and trees behind it

Parkin Archeological State Park

Man at base of large tree covered mound in field

Native American women in traditional clothing and men at mound site with white camera crew and African-American park ranger

Quapaw Tribe Visiting Site

Quapaw man with glasses in denim shirt and pants with two Quapaw women screening for artifacts

Screening for Artifacts

Single-story brick building with wooden stairs leading to door and nearby tree

Side Entrance & Deck

Hand carved stone tools on black background with checkered scale

White man at base of tree covered mound site in field

Test Excavations

field with trees in front of mound

Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park

Skeletal remains in grave with clay pottery

Unearthed Burials

Looking towards rounded wall of building outbuilding and sign in foreground

Visitors Center

White man with surveying equipment standing in field with white men and building with rounded wings and skylight behind them

Visitors Center

Building with rounded wings and skylight on circular driveway

Visitors' Center

Park ranger leading white woman down walking path at park

map outlining Arkansas counties with red pin on northeast boundary

Hampson Archeological Museum State Park: Park Location

map outlining Arkansas counties with red pin in northeastern quadrant

Parkin Archeological State Park: Park Location

Arkansas map with red dot in Lonoke County and explanation in green text

Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park: Park Location

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