Flowery Mound
| Flowery Mound | |
|---|---|
  Flowery Mound | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 31°56′26.9″N 91°16′16.6″W / 31.940806°N 91.271278°W |
| Country |
 USA |
| Region | Tensas Parish, Louisiana |
| Nearest town | Saint Joseph, Louisiana |
| History | |
| Culture | Plaquemine culture, Mississippian culture |
| First occupied | 950 CE |
| Abandoned | 1541 CE |
| Excavation and maintenance | |
| Responsible body | private |
Flowery Mound is an archaeological site in Tensas Parish, Louisiana with components from the Late Coles Creek and Plaquemine-Mississippian culture which dates from approximately 950–1541.[2]
Description
The site is located on Andrews Bayou. The mound itself is a very well preserved platform mound measuring 10 feet (3.0 m) in height and 165 feet (50 m) by 130 feet (40 m) at its base and a summit measuring 50 feet (15 m) square. Core samples taken during investigations at the site have revealed the mound was built in a single stage and because the fill types can still be differentiated it suggests the mound is relatively young. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal found in a midden under the mound reveals that the site was occupied from 996–1162 during the Coles Creek period. The mound was built over the midden between 1200–1541 during the Plaquemine/Mississippian period. This was further confirmed by stylistic analysis of pottery found at the site.[2]
See also
- Culture, phase, and chronological table for the Mississippi Valley
References
- ↑
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana : Flowery Mound". Retrieved 2011-10-220.
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