| Flowery Mound | |
| Map Type: | USA Louisiana |
| Coordinates: | 31.9408°N -91.2713°W |
| Location: | Saint Joseph, Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Louisiana,  United States |
| Region: | Tensas Parish, Louisiana |
| Built: | 950 CE |
| Abandoned: | 1541 CE |
| Cultures: | Plaquemine culture, Mississippian culture |
| Notes: | Responsible body: private |
| Precolumbian: | yes |
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]
The site is located on Andrews Bayou. The mound itself is a very well preserved platform mound measuring 10feet in height and 165feet by 130feet at its base and a summit measuring 50feet 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]