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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds

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Submitted by stonetracker on Friday, 03 February 2023  Page Views: 943

Multi-periodSite Name: Lessley Mound
Country: United States Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Lessley MS
Latitude: 31.158351N  Longitude: 91.44012W
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.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Artificial Mound in The South

The Lessley Mound is a beautiful and well-preserved example of Native American mound construction in Mississippi. Built during the late Coles Creek or early Plaquemine Period (ca. AD 1100-1350), the site consists of a single large rectangular platform mound. The mound was built in at least two stages, according to professional archaeologists who excavated portions of it in 2013. Additional mound stages are likely to exist but were not encountered in their excavations. Excavators also found post holes and evidence of burning underneath the mound. This evidence, plus pottery, stone tools, and other residential debris indicate that people lived at the site well before they built the mound. Artifacts from the upper portions of the excavation indicate that mound use continued well into the Plaquemine period, perhaps until the mid-17th century. Today, the Lessley family graveyard is located on the summit of the mound, while additional unmarked graves are located at the base. Presumably, the site would have had a village area in addition to the mound, though this has not been confirmed.

Location coordinates at summit of the mound.

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Lessley Mound
Lessley Mound submitted by AKFisher : The Lessley Mound on the Mississippi Mound Trail. It was made in AD 1100 and was a platform mound with a structure on its summit. I think a vehicle is sometimes better than a person in giving the size perspective. And yeah, that's the real designated parking area. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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