Battle Mound Site

Battle Mound Site
3LA1

Location	Lewisville, Lafayette County, Arkansas,  USA
Region	Great Bend Region of the Red River
Coordinates	33°17′56″N 93°40′24.5″W
History
Founded	1200 CE
Abandoned	1400 CE
Cultures	Caddoan Mississippian culture
Site notes
Excavation dates	1948 (unpublished)
Archaeologists	Dr. Alex D. Krieger, Duncan P. McKinnon
Architecture
Architectural styles	Platform mound

Map of the Caddoan Mississippian culture and some important sites, including the Battle Mound Site

The Battle Mound Site (3LA1) is an archaeological site in Lafayette County, Arkansas in the Great Bend region of the Red River basin.^[1] The majority of the mound was built from 1200 to 1400 CE.^[2] The site has the largest mound of the Caddoan Mississippian culture (a regional variation of the Mississippian culture). It measures approximately 670 feet (200 m) in length, 320 feet (98 m) wide, and 34 feet (10 m) in height.^[3]

Four low rises at the site are believed also to have been constructed earthwork mounds. Many burial grounds, occupation areas, and other mound sites in the area may be connected with this site.^[3] Minor investigations were conducted at the site by Dr. Alex D. Krieger of the University of Texas at Austin and his assistant Mr. Lynn E. Howard, between June 25 and September 11, 1948. The field notes and a full analysis of the excavation have not been published. In recent years archaeologist Duncan P. McKinnon has been conducting research at the site using archaeogeophysical means.^[4]

See also

• Spiro Mounds
• List of Mississippian sites

References

1. "The Battle Mound Site-Archaeohistorical". Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
2. Cecile Elkins Carter (2001). Caddo Indians: where we come from. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-8061-3318-8.
3. "Tejas-Caddo Fundamentals-Mississippian World". Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
4. "The Battle Mound Site-Archaeohistorical". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2010-02-04.

External links

• Duncan P. Mackinnon, "Exploring Settlement Patterning at a Premier Caddo Mound Site in the Red River Great Bend Region", Southeastern Archaeology, Vol. 28, No. 2 (Winter 2009), pp. 248–258
• Battle Mound Geophysics 1
• Battle Mound on Youtube