Filhiol Mound Site is an
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology a ...
of the
Coles Creek culture
Coles Creek culture is a Late Woodland archaeological culture in the Lower Mississippi valley in the Southeastern Woodlands. It followed the Troyville culture. The period marks a significant change in the cultural history of the area. Population ...
in
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Ouachita Parish (French: ''Paroisse d'Ouachita'') is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 160,368. The parish seat is Monroe. The parish was formed in 1807.
Ouachita Parish ...
on a natural levee of the
Ouachita River
The Ouachita River ( ) is a river that runs south and east through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana, joining the Tensas River to form the Black River near Jonesville, Louisiana. It is the 25th-longest river in the United State ...
.
Description
The site consists of a
platform mound
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which now measures in height, with the base being by .
Excavations at the site have produced charcoal from beneath the mound which dates to 700–1200 CE. A cemetery established in the 1850s on the mounds summit has helped preserve it.
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Location
The site is located on US 165 south of its junction with on Interstate 20.[
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See also
* Culture, phase, and chronological table for the Mississippi Valley
References
External links
Filhiol Mound Complex Historical Site
Filhiol Mound - Louisiana Historical Markers on Waymarking.com
{{Pre-Columbian North America
Archaeological sites of the Coles Creek culture
Mounds in Louisiana
Geography of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Ouachita River