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<< Other Photo Pages >> Balmoral Mounds - Artificial Mound in United States in The South

Submitted by bat400 on Friday, 06 May 2011  Page Views: 2979

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Balmoral Mounds
Country: United States Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound
 Nearest Village: Newellton, LA
Latitude: 32.131944N  Longitude: 91.240638W
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
 3 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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Balmoral Mounds
Balmoral Mounds submitted by Dodomad : Balmoral Mounds in Louisiana. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Artificial Mound in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.

The site is on private land, and normally without public access. However, the site can be viewed from the roadway, and there is a state historical marker.
Reference: North East Louisiana Mound Trail Guide.
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Balmoral Mounds
Balmoral Mounds submitted by AKFisher : Balmoral Mounds in Louisiana from the Louisiana Mound Guide. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).  (Vote or comment on this photo)

Balmoral Mounds
Balmoral Mounds submitted by AKFisher : Balmoral Mounds in Louisiana. Louisiana has a mound site now dated to nearly 10,000 BC. The state's many mound complexes were being constructed and used all the way to the 1600s. These are 2 of the Balmoral Mounds, thought to have been made around AD 1000. 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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Balmoral Mounds - approx 1000 AD
Balmoral Mounds - approx 1000 AD
Balmoral Mounds - approx 1000 AD
Balmoral Mounds - approx 1000 AD

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