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The [[Earthwork (archaeology)|earthworks]] at the site include a group of five [[platform mound]]s and two portions of an earthen embankment. Mounds A, B, C and D (which are between {{convert|3|ft|m}} and {{convert|5|ft|m}} in height) are located along the eastern edge of Maçon Ridge with a section of the embankment connecting three of them. The largest mound at the site, Mound E, measures {{convert|13|ft|m}} in height, with the base being {{convert|150|ft|m}} by {{convert|150|ft|m}} and a summit of {{convert|130|ft|m}} by {{convert|130|ft|m}}. It and another portion of embankment are located across a large [[plaza]] {{convert|300|ft|m}} to the southwest of the other mounds.
The [[Earthwork (archaeology)|earthworks]] at the site include a group of five [[platform mound]]s and two portions of an earthen embankment. Mounds A, B, C and D (which are between {{convert|3|ft|m}} and {{convert|5|ft|m}} in height) are located along the eastern edge of Maçon Ridge with a section of the embankment connecting three of them. The largest mound at the site, Mound E, measures {{convert|13|ft|m}} in height, with the base being {{convert|150|ft|m}} by {{convert|150|ft|m}} and a summit of {{convert|130|ft|m}} by {{convert|130|ft|m}}. It and another portion of embankment are located across a large [[plaza]] {{convert|300|ft|m}} to the southwest of the other mounds.


During investigations at the site, artifacts from the Poverty Point culture were found under some of the mounds showing that people occupied this are at least as early as 1500 BC during the [[Archaic period in North America|Archaic period]]. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal samples from one of the smaller mounds have been dated 400 and 1200 CE during the [[Woodland period#Late Woodland period (500–1000 CE)|Late Woodland]] Troyville-Coles Creek period.
During investigations at the site, artifacts from the [[Poverty Point]] culture were found under some of the mounds, showing that people occupied this at least as early as 1500 BC during the [[Archaic period in North America|Archaic period]]. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal samples from one of the smaller mounds have been dated 400 and 1200 CE, during the [[Woodland period#Late Woodland period (500–1000 CE)|Late Woodland]] Troyville-Coles Creek period.


The site is part of the [[Poverty Point Reservoir State Park]] and is open to the public and accessible by foot.<ref name=MARSDEN/>
The site is part of the [[Poverty Point Reservoir State Park]]. It is open to the public and accessible by foot.<ref name=MARSDEN/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:17, 23 May 2017

Marsden Mounds
16 R 13
Marsden (16R13)
Marsden Mounds is located in Louisiana
Marsden Mounds
Marsden Mounds is located in the United States
Marsden Mounds
Nearest cityDelhi, Louisiana
NRHP reference No.04000803[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 2004
Marsden Mounds is located in Louisiana
Marsden Mounds
Location within Louisiana today
LocationDelhi, Louisiana
RegionRichland Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates32°29′10.9″N 91°29′30″W / 32.486361°N 91.49167°W / 32.486361; -91.49167
History
Founded1500 BCE
Abandoned1200 CE
CulturesPoverty Point culture, Troyville-Coles Creek culture
Architecture
Architectural stylesplatform mounds, embankment, plaza
Architectural detailsNumber of monuments:

Marsden Mounds (16 R 13) is an archaeological site with components from the Poverty Point culture (1500 BCE) and the Troyville-Coles Creek period (400 to 1200 CE). It is located in Richland Parish, Louisiana, near Delhi.[2] It was added to the NRHP on August 4, 2004, as NRIS number 04000803.[3] It is the type site for the Marsden Phase (500-600 CE) of the Tensas Basin and Natchez Bluff regions local chronology.

Site description

The earthworks at the site include a group of five platform mounds and two portions of an earthen embankment. Mounds A, B, C and D (which are between 3 feet (0.91 m) and 5 feet (1.5 m) in height) are located along the eastern edge of Maçon Ridge with a section of the embankment connecting three of them. The largest mound at the site, Mound E, measures 13 feet (4.0 m) in height, with the base being 150 feet (46 m) by 150 feet (46 m) and a summit of 130 feet (40 m) by 130 feet (40 m). It and another portion of embankment are located across a large plaza 300 feet (91 m) to the southwest of the other mounds.

During investigations at the site, artifacts from the Poverty Point culture were found under some of the mounds, showing that people occupied this at least as early as 1500 BC during the Archaic period. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal samples from one of the smaller mounds have been dated 400 and 1200 CE, during the Late Woodland Troyville-Coles Creek period.

The site is part of the Poverty Point Reservoir State Park. It is open to the public and accessible by foot.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana : Marsden Mounds". Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places". Retrieved 2011-10-17.
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