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Seneca Lake Fortified Iroquois Village

1400
New York
Era
Colonial and Pre-Columbian
Year
1400
Location
New York
Status
Historical record
The Battle

History & Significance

Seneca Lake Fortified Iroquois Village was a Colonial and Pre-Columbian engagement fought in New York, 1400.

The late pre-contact Iroquois villages in western New York are virtually universally palisaded. The Dann Site and related proto-Seneca sites in the Finger Lakes area document this fortification pattern. Skeletal assemblages from associated ossuaries show trauma rates consistent with endemic raiding. Engelbrecht's comprehensive survey established that Iroquois warfare was a defining feature of late prehistoric New York.

Forces engaged
Proto-Seneca Iroquois community vs. unidentified enemy groups
Outcome
Palisaded village with archaeological evidence of fortification. Part of the pattern of universal palisading in late pre-contact Iroquois villages.

Approximate location. The nearest recorded settlement is shown; the exact site is unrecorded.

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When did Seneca Lake Fortified Iroquois Village take place?
Seneca Lake Fortified Iroquois Village took place in 1400.
Where was Seneca Lake Fortified Iroquois Village fought?
Seneca Lake Fortified Iroquois Village was fought in New York, United States.
What was the significance of Seneca Lake Fortified Iroquois Village?
The late pre-contact Iroquois villages in western New York are virtually universally palisaded. The Dann Site and related proto-Seneca sites in the Finger Lakes area document this fortification pattern. Skeletal assemblages from associated ossuaries show trauma rates consistent with endemic raiding.
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