Plattner Archeological Site
The Plattner Site is an "Ancient Little Osage Village" site noted by Lewis and Clark, excavated by archaeologists in the 1960s, is a National Register of Historic Places listing in Saline County, Missouri.
The exact location of the site is on private property. The location is approximately on mile north of Malta Bend, Missouri, just below the river bluffs. The area can be visited without entering private property via county roads.
In the early 1800s, the river flowed 1/2 to 1 mile south of its current location, bringing this location on the river bluffs much closer to the river than it currently is.
Description
National Register of Historic Places says:This was a village established by the Little Osage a few miles west of the "Utz Site," which had been inhabited by the Missouria for several hundred years. The Utz site is located in and near current Van Meter State Park.
William Clark's journal, 8 June 1804, reports:
The Prehistory of Missouri gives further details: