Lamar Mounds and Village Site
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Lamar Mounds and Village Site is a significant Mississippian-period archaeological complex in Georgia known for its earthen mounds, village remains, and insights into pre-contact Native American culture.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture site
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFeature |
circular earth lodge or council house remains
ⓘ
posthole patterns of structures ⓘ trash middens ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Muscogee (Creek) ancestors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ocmulgee National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ocmulgee Old Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateWith | Ocmulgee archaeological complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture |
Lamar culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Smithsonian Institution archaeologists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Works Progress Administration projects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalMaterial |
Mississippian pottery
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botanical remains ⓘ faunal remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mound A
NERFINISHED
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Mound B NERFINISHED ⓘ borrow pits ⓘ earthen platform mounds ⓘ palisade ⓘ plaza ⓘ village area ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn |
Bibb County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ocmulgee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lamar family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPState | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | archaeological site ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | protected archaeological resource ⓘ |
| researchField |
anthropology
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ |
| significance |
provides insights into pre-contact Native American culture in the Southeastern United States
ⓘ
type site for the Lamar phase of Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| siteType |
fortified village
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mound-and-plaza complex ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Mississippian period
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circa 1350–1600 CE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial activities
ⓘ
defensive purposes ⓘ residential occupation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.