The Keller Site is a prehistoric ceremonial center located on a former plantation property in

Calhoun County, Arkansas Calhoun County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,368, making it the least populous county in Arkansas. The county seat is Hampton. Calhoun County is Arkansas ...

. It consists of a group of burial mounds that were apparently first established by the Coles Creek culture ( CE), and the area also saw use in the

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period, CE. The site was partially excavated in 1909 by

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. The site, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, is primarily notable because it is relatively undisturbed, providing the potential for further fruitful research.

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Caddoan Mississippian culture Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, Arkansas Coles Creek culture Mounds in Arkansas {{CalhounCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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