Routh Mounds Explained

Routh Mounds
Map Type:USA Louisiana
Coordinates:32.0211°N -91.2128°W
Location:Newellton, LouisianaTensas Parish, Louisiana United States
Region:Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Epochs:Routh Phase
Cultures:Plaquemine culture
Notes:Responsible body: private
Precolumbian:yes

Routh Mounds is a Plaquemine culture archaeological site in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It is the type site for the Routh Phase(1200 to 1350 CE) of the Tensas Basin Plaquemine Mississippian chronology.[1] It is located approximately 2miles northwest of the Winter Quarters State Historic Site.

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Notes and References

  1. The Plaquemine and Mississippian Occupations of the Upper Tensas Basin, Louisiana. Chapter 3 : Routh Phase. Hally, David J.. 1972. 2011-10-28. Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Doctor of Philosophy.