Wade Landing Mound
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Wade Landing Mound is an archaeological site
of the Coles Creek culture
(700 to 1200 CE) in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
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with a base measuring 130 feet (39.6 m) by 165 feet (50.3 m). Archaeologists have done core samples of the mound and determined that it was built in two stages. Combined with the core samples, ceramic analysis of artifacts found at the site have dated it to approximately 700–1200 CE. The mound has a historic period cemetery on its summit, which has prevented looting.
Archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place in which evidence of past activity is preserved , and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a 'site' can vary widely,...
of the Coles Creek culture
Coles Creek culture
Coles Creek culture is a Late Woodland archaeological culture in the Lower Mississippi valley in the southern United States. It followed the Troyville culture. The period marks a significant change in the cultural history of the area...
(700 to 1200 CE) in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,560 people, 3,941 households, and 2,817 families residing in the parish. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 5,035 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
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Description
The site contains a 9 feet (2.7 m) tall rectangular platform moundPlatform mound
A platform mound is any earthwork or mound intended to support a structure or activity.-Eastern North America:The indigenous peoples of North America built substructure mounds for well over a thousand years starting in the Archaic period and continuing through the Woodland period...
with a base measuring 130 feet (39.6 m) by 165 feet (50.3 m). Archaeologists have done core samples of the mound and determined that it was built in two stages. Combined with the core samples, ceramic analysis of artifacts found at the site have dated it to approximately 700–1200 CE. The mound has a historic period cemetery on its summit, which has prevented looting.
Location
The site is located on LA 559 13.4 miles (21.6 km) north of the Duty/Enterprise Ferry crossing.See also
- Culture, phase, and chronological table for the Mississippi Valley