  Location within Louisiana today | |
| Location | Saint Joseph, Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Louisiana,  USA |
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| Region | Tensas Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 31°56′26.9″N 91°16′16.6″W / 31.940806°N 91.271278°W / 31.940806; -91.271278 |
| History | |
| Founded | 950 CE |
| Abandoned | 1541 CE |
| Cultures | Plaquemine culture, Mississippian culture |
| Site notes | |
| 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.
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.
See also
- Culture, phase, and chronological table for the Mississippi Valley
- Balmoral Mounds
- Ghost Site Mounds
- Routh Mounds
- Sundown Mounds
References
- ^ "Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana : Flowery Mound". Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission, Louisiana Dept. Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
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