Medora site
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The Medora site is an important archaeological location in Louisiana that served as the type site for defining the Plaquemine culture of the prehistoric Lower Mississippi Valley.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Plaquemine culture site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Plaquemine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lower Mississippi Valley archaeology
ⓘ
Plaquemine Mississippian traditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Plaquemine culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | circa 1600 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | James A. Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
platform mound
ⓘ
plaza ⓘ village area ⓘ |
| hasRole | type site of the Plaquemine culture ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important regional archaeological resource ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
ⓘ
Lower Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear |
West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
town of Erwinville, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby Medora plantation ⓘ |
| region | American Southeast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
ceramic typology of the Plaquemine culture
ⓘ
prehistoric mound-building societies ⓘ |
| significance | defined characteristics of the Plaquemine culture ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 1200 CE ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Prehistoric period
ⓘ
Mississippian era ⓘ |
| use |
prehistoric ceremonial center
ⓘ
prehistoric village site ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.