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<< Other Photo Pages >> Coker Ford Site - Ancient Village or Settlement in United States in The South

Submitted by stonetracker on Saturday, 11 February 2023  Page Views: 634

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Coker Ford Site
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 3.02 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: The South Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Cedar Bluff AL
Latitude: 34.247020N  Longitude: 85.58837W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
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no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Coker Ford Site submitted by stonetracker : Archaelogical dig at Coker Ford site, date unknown. Source: https://alabamamoundtrail.org/mound-site/coker-ford-mound/. Sponsor: University of Alabama. (Vote or comment on this photo)
During the Late Woodland period around AD 700-1100, people living at the confluence of the Chatuga, Coosa, and Little Rivers established one of the largest and most elaborate communities in the region. At the time, populations were on the move and groups from the Tennessee River and Black Warrior River Valleys to the north and west were beginning to settle in an area that had traditionally been occupied by people associated with cultures centered in northwest Georgia. The appearance of these new groups may not have always been peaceful as protective palisades were built around several of the villages. In addition, some villages were intentionally built on high ground with clear views of the river bottoms.

These new people built villages along the banks of the Chatuga, Coosa, and Little Rivers. The Coker Ford site overlooks the Little River and includes the largest of these villages along with two unusual stone-covered earthen mounds built to memorialize their ancestors.

By studying the pottery styles made and used at these sites, archaeologists believe that their culture originated in the Tennessee River Valley near Guntersville and that they had moved to the area in search of new opportunities. The Coker Ford site was likely one of the larger towns the Spanish encountered during their first exploration of the Southeast in 1541. By then, the Coker Ford site had long been abandoned and the mounds left as a monument to the ancestors.

Location coordinates are given for an interpretive sign at Cornwall Furnace Memorial Park, as the Coker Ford site is remote and inaccessible. It is currently under the management of Alabama Power.

For more info, see https://alabamamoundtrail.org/mound-site/coker-ford-mound
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