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<< Other Photo Pages >> Old Cahawba Archaeological Park - Misc. Earthwork in United States in The South

Submitted by stonetracker on Tuesday, 14 February 2023  Page Views: 1058

Multi-periodSite Name: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Country: United States Region: The South Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Orrville AL
Latitude: 32.317403N  Longitude: 87.096635W
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
2 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
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Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park submitted by stonetracker : Portion of moat. Source: https://alabamamoundtrail.org/mound-site/old-cahawba/. Sponsor: University of Alabama. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Between AD 1500 and 1600, the indigenous inhabitants of the area around the confluence of the Cahaba and Alabama Rivers built a flat-topped mound measuring about ½ acre in size. The mound was the central feature of a semicircular village tucked inside a large defensive wall or palisade and surrounded by a moat that made the wall even more formidable to any would-be attackers.

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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Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park submitted by stonetracker : Old early 1800s map of site (semicircular structure next to river in lower part of image). Source: Mark Hilton at hmdb.org. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park submitted by stonetracker : Interpretive sign for site. Source: Mark Hilton at hmdb.org. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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