Menard–Hodges site

Menard–Hodges site
3 AR 4
Menard-Hodges Mounds
Location within Arkansas today
Alternative nameOsotouy
LocationNady, Arkansas,  USA
RegionArkansas County, Arkansas
Coordinates34°0′13.93″N 91°15′15.17″W / 34.0038694°N 91.2542139°W / 34.0038694; -91.2542139
History
CulturesMississippian culture, Quapaw
Site notes
ArchaeologistsJames A. Ford
Architecture
Architectural stylesplatform mounds
Architectural detailsNumber of monuments: 2
Menard–Hodges site
NRHP reference No.85003542
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 1985
Designated NHLApril 11, 1989

The Menard–Hodges site (3AR4) (also known as Menard-Hodges Mounds and Osotouy), is an archaeological site in Arkansas County, Arkansas. It includes two large platform mounds as well as several house mounds. It is the type site for the Menard phase, a protohistoric Mississippian culture group.

The Menard Mound was named for Frank Menard, on whose farm the mound was discovered.