Oklahoma Archaeological Site Files
Archaeological sites have been recorded in every county across Oklahoma, representing over 12,000 years of occupation by prehistoric and early historic populations. The Oklahoma Archeological Survey (OAS) serves as the state's repository for data on these unique, nonrenewable resources. These data are captured in thousands of site forms, reports, maps, and other documents. This page provides guidance on the various ways one may access our records.
Publicly Accessible Data
The OASIS Public Viewer provides an interactive map of known archaeological sites within Oklahoma by county and broad time periods.
The OASIS Public Viewer also provides an interactive link for those who wish to report an artifact to our staff. OASIS Public Viewer
The following table provides a listing of known prehistoric sites within Oklahoma by county and broad time periods. [Last updated 2005] For discussion of selected significant sites across the state, see Highlighted Sites By County (pdf). [Last updated 2002]
County | Paleo | Archaic | Woodland | Plains Village |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adair | 2 | 30 | 9 | 9 |
Alfalfa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Atoka | 5 | 112 | 27 | 21 |
Beaver | 5 | 34 | 13 | 53 |
Beckham | 1 | 15 | 6 | 50 |
Blaine | 0 | 8 | 3 | 67 |
Bryan | 3 | 55 | 1 | 19 |
Caddo | 19 | 27 | 19 | 115 |
Canadian | 3 | 4 | 2 | 58 |
Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cherokee | 2 | 69 | 19 | 23 |
Choctaw | 5 | 51 | 45 | 54 |
Cimarron | 16 | 32 | 2 | 119 |
Cleveland | 4 | 38 | 10 | 6 |
Coal | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
Comanche | 2 | 42 | 2 | 187 |
Cotton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig | 2 | 15 | 2 | 9 |
Creek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Custer | 0 | 9 | 4 | 107 |
Delaware | 0 | 23 | 17 | 63 |
Dewey | 1 | 41 | 15 | 35 |
Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garfield | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Garvin | 9 | 59 | 17 | 64 |
Grady | 2 | 14 | 1 | 44 |
Grant | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Greer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harper | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
Haskell | 4 | 59 | 14 | 7 |
Hughes | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
Jackson | 4 | 14 | 2 | 18 |
Jefferson | 4 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Johnston | 1 | 33 | 2 | 12 |
Kay | 2 | 44 | 47 | 64 |
Kingfisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kiowa | 1 | 18 | 1 | 38 |
Latimer | 3 | 53 | 40 | 18 |
LeFlore | 6 | 125 | 95 | 105 |
Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Love | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Major | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marshall | 23 | 65 | 6 | 20 |
Mayes | 1 | 35 | 25 | 31 |
McClain | 8 | 186 | 54 | 196 |
McCurtain | 8 | 186 | 54 | 196 |
McIntosh | 6 | 34 | 5 | 26 |
Murray | 6 | 17 | 1 | 8 |
Muskogee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Noble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nowata | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
Okfuskee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 2 | 25 | 14 | 19 |
Okmulgee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Osage | 2 | 63 | 53 | 62 |
Ottawa | 1 | 8 | 16 | 6 |
Pawnee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Payne | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pontotoc | 0 | 31 | 1 | 17 |
Pottawatomie | 3 | 26 | 5 | 9 |
Pushmataha | 3 | 145 | 50 | 22 |
Roger Mills | 15 | 62 | 11 | 76 |
Rogers | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Seminole | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7 |
Sequoyah | 1 | 41 | 15 | 35 |
Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas | 6 | 16 | 5 | 44 |
Tillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tulsa | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
Wagoner | 0 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Washington | 0 | 16 | 23 | 8 |
Wshita | 9 | 16 | 6 | 48 |
Woods | 3 | 14 | 4 | 15 |
Woodward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cultural Resource Management Professionals
Background research for cultural resource management purposes may be conducted by qualified professionals via an in-office visit or online via the Oklahoma Archeological Survey Information System-Area of Interest Application (OASIS-AOI App).
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Researchers/Students
Archaeological researchers and students should initiate data requests by contacting the State Archaeologist or the Assistant State Archaeologist.