Flowery Mound
 Location within Louisiana today
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| Location | Saint Joseph, Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Louisiana,  USA |
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| Region | Tensas Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| History | |
| Founded | 950 CE |
| Abandoned | 1541 CE |
| Cultures | Plaquemine culture, Mississippian culture |
| Site notes | |
| Responsible body: private | |
Flowery Mound is an archaeological site in Tensas Parish, Louisiana with components from the Late Coles Creek and Plaquemine-Mississippian culture which dates from approximately 950–1541.[1]
Description
The site is located on Andrews Bayou. The mound itself is a very well preserved platform mound measuring 10 feet (3.0 m) in height and 165 feet (50 m) by 130 feet (40 m) at its base and a summit measuring 50 feet (15 m) square. Core samples taken during investigations at the site have revealed the mound was built in a single stage and because the fill types can still be differentiated it suggests the mound is relatively young. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal found in a midden under the mound reveals that the site was occupied from 996–1162 during the Coles Creek period. The mound was built over the midden between 1200–1541 during the Plaquemine/Mississippian period. This was further confirmed by stylistic analysis of pottery found at the site.[1]
