Sellars Farm site explained

Sellars Farm site
40 WI 1
Alternate Name:Sellars Farm state archaeological area, Sellars Indian mound
Map Type:USA Tennessee
Coordinates:36.17°N -86.2407°W
Location:Lebanon, TennesseeWilson County, Tennessee United States
Region:Middle Tennessee
Built:1000 CE
Abandoned:1300 CE
Cultures:Mississippian culture
Architectural Styles:platform mound
Architectural Details:Number of temples: 1
Sellars Indian Mound
Embed:yes
Refnum:72001256[1]
Notes:Responsible body: State of Tennessee
Precolumbian:yes

Sellars Farm site (40WI1), also known as the Sellars Farm state archaeological area and Sellars Indian mound, is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Wilson County, Tennessee, near Lebanon. The platform mound was the site of a settlement from about 1000 to 1300 CE. Today, the site is a satellite unit of Long Hunter State Park. The non-profit Friends of the Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area organization conducts tours and upkeep of the site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1972.[1]

Numerous sandstone figurines have been unearthed on the site.[2] One of these statues, known as "Sandy," was featured on a United States postage stamp.[3] and is the official State Artifact of Tennessee.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2012-11-21.
  2. Book: Speaking with the Ancestors-Mississippian Stone Statuary of the Tennessee-Cumberland region. Kevin E. Smith. James V. Miller . 978-0-8173-5465-7. University of Alabama Press. 2009.
  3. Web site: Art of the American Indians Stamps. 2010-07-05.
  4. Web site: Sandy, Tennessee's State Artifact. 26 February 2014. 2015-06-24.