Island Field Site

The Island Field Site is a major archaeological site in Kent County, Delaware, United States. The site is located in South [Bowers, Delaware|South Bowers], just south of the Murderkill River near where it empties into Delaware Bay. The site was a major prehistoric Native American village site, which was most notable for its cemetery. The site was first identified in the 1920s during road work, and was excavated in the 1950s-60s, after which the area was eventually built up to include a museum. In 1986 members of the local Nanticoke tribe protested the display and removal for research of burial remains at the site.
The site was listed on the National [Register of Historic Places] in 1972.