Filhiol Mound Site

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Filhiol Mound Site
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Location within Louisiana today
Location Monroe, Louisiana,  Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, Flag of the United States.svg USA
Region Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°20′22.38″N92°5′35.32″W / 32.3395500°N 92.0931444°W / 32.3395500; -92.0931444
History
Founded700 CE
Abandoned1200
Cultures Coles Creek culture
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Filhiol Mound Site is an archaeological site of the Coles Creek culture in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana on a natural levee of the Ouachita River.

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Description

The site consists of a platform mound which now measures 7 feet (2.1 m) in height, with the base being 100 feet (30 m) by 100 feet (30 m). [1] Excavations at the site have produced charcoal from beneath the mound which dates to 700–1200 CE. A cemetery established in the 1850s on the mounds summit has helped preserve it. [1]

Location

The site is located on US 165 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south of its junction with on Interstate 20. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana:Filhiol Mound". Archived from the original on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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