<< Other Photo Pages >> Bottle Creek - Ancient Village or Settlement in United States in The South
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Multi-periodSite Name: Bottle Creek Alternative Name: 1Ba2, Mound IslandCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 62.943 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The South Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Mobile, AL Nearest Village: Stockton, AL
Latitude: 31.010000N Longitude: 87.94W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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 |
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A large Mississippian site on the gulf coast. Part of the Pensacola Mississippian culture, the site includes 18 earthen mounds and associated barrow pits and is located on Alabama conservation land in the Tensaw River delta. The principal occupation took place from 1250 AD to 1550 AD.
The largest mound, Mound A, is 45 feet high. The majority of the mounds are assumed to have been platforms for various high status or public structures. Limited excavations were conducted by the University of Alabama in the 1990's.
The site is now heavily wooded and is often described as "pristine" due to its location on an island in the delta. You can access the island directly by private canoe or kayak and follow a trail to the main mound and plaza using a trail map of the Alabama Department of Conservation.
Once or twice a year there are also publicized boat trips starting from Blakeley State Park.
National Register of Historic Places:
Added 1974 - - #74000398. Also a National Historic Landmark.
Historic Significance: Information Potential
Area of Significance: Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation: Fort Walton Period, Missisippian, Santa Rosa-Swift Crk Wdland
Period of Significance: 499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Village Site
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-function: Conservation Area, Unoccupied Land
Note: December Tours of Bottle Creek Mound site from Blakeley State Park on the Delta Explorer. Register Now.
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