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The Baum Site (31Ck9) is one of the most prominent Middle and Late Woodland Period sites of the Colington Phase in the state of North Carolina. It is located north of Poplar Branch in [[Currituck County, North Carolina]]. This phase, marked by cultures of the Algonkian peoples, aligns with the Late Woodland period in North Carolina, occurring during English explorations between 1584 and 1587, and permanent settlement at 1650.<ref name="Phelps">Phelps, David Sutton, ''Archaeological Salvage of an Ossuary at the Baum Site'', East Carolina University, 1980, p.6.</ref> This village is what the first English explorers encountered when entering the coastal region. The site contained ossuaries and evidence for a coastal village adaptation. The site was registered with the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on December 8, 1982, after testing and excavations in 1972 and 1973 by [[David Sutton Phelps, Jr.|David Sutton Phelps]], who was an archaeologist at [[East Carolina University]]. The site is suffering from erosion due to wave action. After the initial discovery, which was the result of erosion uncovering of remains, Phelps claimed, “this will provide the first glimpse of a coastal village of this type in the state”.<ref name="Indian Burial Site">''Indian Burial Site Uncovered in Currituck'', Ablemarle Life, 1973.</ref>