Wade Landing Mound Explained

Wade Landing Mound
Map Type:USA Louisiana
Coordinates:32.0756°N -92.0199°W
Location:Columbia, LouisianaCaldwell Parish, Louisiana United States
Region:Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Built:700 CE
Abandoned:1200
Cultures:Coles Creek culture
Notes:Responsible body: private
Precolumbian:yes

Wade Landing Mound is an archaeological site of the Coles Creek culture (700 to 1200 CE) in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.[1]

Description

The site contains a 9feet tall rectangular platform mound with a base measuring 130feet by 165feet. Archaeologists have done core samples of the mound and determined that it was built in two stages. Combined with the core samples, ceramic analysis of artifacts found at the site have dated it to approximately 700–1200 CE. The mound has a historic period cemetery on its summit, which has prevented looting.[1]

Location

The site is located on LA 559 13.4miles north of the Duty/Enterprise Ferry crossing.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana:Wade Landing Mound. 2011-10-20.