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Multi-periodSite Name: Old Cahawba Archaeological ParkCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 53.83 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The South Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Orrville AL
Latitude: 32.317403N Longitude: 87.096635W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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This village was the northern political center of a coastal Mississippian culture that controlled much of the region. Archaeologists have uncovered artifacts at this site that show how the inhabitants of this village were culturally connected to indigenous groups both at Moundville to the north and to those affiliated with the Pensacola phase along the Gulf Coast to the south.
Today, visitors can still see a portion of the moat, but the large mound inside the moat is no longer present. Historical records indicate that the mound was removed and used as fill in the construction of a nearby railroad embankment in the 1850s.
Location coordinates are for an interpretive sign at the intersection of Vine and Capitol Sts. The exact location of the remains of the moat is unclear.
For more info, see https://alabamamoundtrail.org/mound-site/old-cahawba/
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