The Chickasawba Mound, designated by the

Smithsonian trinomial A Smithsonian trinomial (formally the Smithsonian Institution Trinomial System, abbreviated SITS) is a unique identifier assigned to archaeological sites in many states in the United States. They are composed of one or two digits coding for the sta ...

3M55, is an archaeological site in

Blytheville, Arkansas Blytheville is the county seat and the largest city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It is approximately north of West Memphis. The population was 13,406 at the 2020 census, down from 15,620 in 2010. History Blytheville was foun ...

. It encompasses the remains of a modest

Nodena phase The Nodena phase is an archaeological phase in eastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri of the Late Mississippian culture which dates from about 1400–1650 CE. The Nodena phase is known from a collection of villages along the Mississippi Ri ...

town, with a ceremonial mound and evidence of occupation during the 16th century. The site is one of the best-preserved Nodena sites in the region. The site was listed on the

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in 1984. The site derives its name from Chickasawba, a chief of the

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tribe, said to have been buried at the foot of the mound. An 1870 article in ''The Marysville Tribune'' stated that a "gigantic human skeleton" was found in the mound, though there is little record of its accuracy or any follow-up. The Arkansas Archeological Survey noted that there is evidence to support the claim that human remains can be found in some bluff shelters, but no non-human creatures.

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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Blytheville, Arkansas Nodena Phase National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi County, Arkansas Mounds in Arkansas Native American history of Arkansas {{MississippiCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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