Peck Mounds Explained

Peck Mounds
16 CT 1
Map Type:USA Louisiana
Coordinates:31.8253°N -91.6511°W
Location:Sicily Island, LouisianaCatahoula Parish, Louisiana United States
Region:Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Built:650 CE
Abandoned:860
Cultures:Troyville culture, Coles Creek culture
Notes:Responsible body: private
Precolumbian:yes

Peck Mounds (16 CT 1) is an archaeological site of the Late Troyville-Early Coles Creek culture (650 to 860 CE) in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.

Description

The earthwork mounds are located in the vicinity of the Ferry Place Plantation house. The archeological site consists of five mounds, but one is no longer visible above ground. Three of the remaining mounds are low, dome-shaped bumps measuring roughly 4feet in height, with their bases being about 100feet by 130feet. Mound E, the largest and most southernmost mound, is a platform mound, measuring 18feet in height, with the base being 165feet by 180feet and a summit area measuring 65feet by 55feet. The site is situated on Maçon Ridge and overlooks Lake Lovelace.[1]

It was added to the NRHP on August 29, 1980 as part of the Ferry Place National Register District, NRIS number 80001711.[2] James A. Ford mentioned this site in 1933, when he conducted archeological investigations at the nearby Peck Village Site. It is also located next to the lake and 0.75miles south of the mound site.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana:Peck Mounds. 2011-10-20. dead. https://archive.today/20121224181826/http://www.crt.state.la.us/archaeology/moundsguide/Peck.html. 2012-12-24.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2011-10-17.
  3. Web site: Ferry Place. 2011-10-27.