Filhiol Mound Site
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| Filhiol Mound Site | |
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  Filhiol Mound Site | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 32°20′22.38″N 92°5′35.32″W / 32.3395500°N 92.0931444°W |
| Country |
 USA |
| Region | Ouachita Parish, Louisiana |
| Nearest town | Monroe, Louisiana |
| History | |
| Culture | Coles Creek culture |
| First occupied | 700 CE |
| Abandoned | 1200 |
| Excavation and maintenance | |
| Responsible body | private |
Filhiol Mound Site is an archaeological site of the Coles Creek culture in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana on a natural levee of the Ouachita River.
Description
The site consists of a platform mound which now measures 7 feet (2.1 m) in height, with the base being 100 feet (30 m) by 100 feet (30 m).[1] Excavations at the site have produced charcoal from beneath the mound which dates to 700–1200 CE. A cemetery established in the 1850s on the mounds summit has helped preserve it.[1]
Location
The site is located on US 165 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of its junction with on Interstate 20.[1]
See also
- Culture, phase, and chronological table for the Mississippi Valley
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana:Filhiol Mound". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
External links
- Filhiol Mound Complex Historical Site
- Filhiol Mound - Louisiana Historical Markers on Waymarking.com
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