Bottle Creek Mounds
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Bottle Creek Mounds is a major Mississippian-period archaeological complex of earthen platform mounds located in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta of Alabama, significant for understanding the precontact cultures of the Southeastern Woodlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bottle Creek Mounds canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric mound complex ⓘ |
| access | boat only ⓘ |
| area | approximately 12 hectares ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gulf Coast Indigenous nations
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast Mississippian groups
Pensacola people ⓘ
surface form:
Pensacola culture
|
| containsArtifactType |
copper artifacts
ⓘ
marine shell ornaments ⓘ shell-tempered pottery ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| endDate | circa 1550 CE ⓘ |
| environment | wetland deltaic setting ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from the University of South Alabama ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ residential center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
platform mounds
ⓘ
plaza ⓘ village area ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark of the United States
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| largestMoundHeight | approximately 45 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Baldwin County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf Coastal Plain ⓘ Tensaw River Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Mobile–Tensaw River Delta
Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island in the Mobile–Tensaw River Delta ⓘ |
| managedBy | Alabama Historical Commission ⓘ |
| near |
Mobile Bay
ⓘ
Tensaw River ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
earthen platform mounds
ⓘ
large central mound ⓘ |
| numberOfMounds | 18 ⓘ |
| partOf | Mississippian mound-building tradition ⓘ |
| period | Mississippian period ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Mississippian sociopolitical organization
ⓘ
ceremonialism in the Southeastern United States ⓘ regional trade and exchange networks ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for understanding precontact cultures of the Southeastern Woodlands
ⓘ
major Mississippian-period center on the Gulf Coast ⓘ regional political and ceremonial center ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 1250 CE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial activities
ⓘ
elite residence ⓘ public rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.