James K. Hampson

James Kelly Hampson (1877 – 8 October 1956) was an American archaeologist. He excavated and preserved the artifacts from the Nodena site, and was owner of the Hampson Plantation in Wilson, Arkansas.

The Hampson Museum State Park in Wilson, Arkansas is named after James K. Hampson. The museum exhibits an archeological collection of early American aboriginal artifacts from the Nodena site.

In 1900 Hampson documented the discovery of a prehistoric mastodon skeleton 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Nodena site.

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