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Multi-periodSite Name: Wickliffe Mounds Alternative Name: 15 Ba 4
Country: United States
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Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Cairo, Illinois  Nearest Village: Wickliffe, Kentucky
Latitude: 36.971100N  Longitude: 89.0928W
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bat400 visited on 30th Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Large and steady rainfall this spring has flooded two of the three excavation areas normally open to the public. The largest excavation (over what was a long loaf shaped burial mound covering a village surface) is still open, as it the small visitor center. The site admission fee has been reduced during this period. The friendly staff are still ready to answer your questions. During the last week of April the only route into the village of Wickliffe is Kentucky State Road 60. The other major routes were either flooded or blocked by a mudslide.

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : Wickliffe Mounds State Park KY This was originally a small town in the Missisippi culture. They have done an excelent job of archeology and also of presenting their findings. I highly recommend this location for anyone who wants to learn more about Native American Culture and also the study of archeology. Image copyright: Chuck & Alice Riecks (Chuck and Alice Riecks), hosted on Flickr and displ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Ballard County, Kentucky with structural and burial mounds. Wickliffe Mounds is a Mississippian Culture town. Smaller than Angel Mounds, it shares features with that site, including structural mounds around a central plaza, closely sited dwellings of wattle and daub, and some indication of a possible stockade. The site is on a bluff near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

The site included a substantial village 1100 - 1200AD. The mounds were all built between 1200 - 1300 with a substantial expansion of the village during the same period. Rectangular shaped homes of wattle and daub (most about 10 x 13 feet) and packed earthen floors surrounded the central plaza and were placed beyond and between mounds. Most of the mounds were built over previous home sites.

At peak occupation there was a population of several hundred - an estimate of 300 is typical from various researchers. After the period of mound building activity in the town rapidly declined, with no new building after the mid 1300's.
In addition to the structural evidence of home sites, the mounds, ditches, and middens, artifacts found during various excavations include utilitarian pottery, stone and bone tools, food remains, and finer ceramics of effigy vessels and pipes. A mound (possibly several mounds later combined) dating to the 1200s appears to have functioned as a cemetery, but other burials have been found in a variety of locations, including immediately adjacent or in house sites.

Early amateurs excavations occurred from 1913 onward, but starting in the 1930's the Mounds were owned and excavated by Fain King, following techniques he had seen in professional excavations (conducted by the University of Chicago.) King later opened the excavations into an attraction he billed as "The Ancient Buried City." Following the example of Dickson Mounds, also excavated and opened for tourists in this period, entire mounds were completely excavated, with artifacts displayed in situ and the site covered by an enclosed building. From King's records its known that he often relocated artifacts to produce a more exciting display and human remains were the prime attraction. In one mound a large number of infant burials were found and King removed adult burials to produce a more exotic "infant cemetery". Exaggerated hype and dubious claims continued until the tourist venture (later operated for owners after King) closed in the early 1980's and the site became the properly of Murray State University.

This University has used the site as a field school ever since, although the property is now part of the Kentucky State Park system. Researchers have documented the remains and findings of the earlier excavations, and new digs have produced a more complete and scientific story of the site.

The site continues to use the earlier excavation surfaces with its burial sites, post holes and trenches as the showcase for artifacts and informational displays in the current museum buildings. Nearly all human remains have been removed (many repatriated to the modern Osage) and replaced by resin replicas in some cases. Where removal is difficult, the remains are covered. The museum buildings focus on Architecture (the excavated Mound B,) Lifeways (the excavated Mound D,) and Burials (the excavated Cemetery Mound C.)

A large flat topped round mound and remnants of the excavated mound are visible. The Visitor Center and a parking area are located where the prehistoric town's central plaza lay.

The ancient town is immediately to the northwest of the modern town of Wickliffe.

Wickliffe is a Kentucky Archaeological Landmark and State Park. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by AKFisher : Entrance to the Wickliffe Mounds Complex in Kentucky. Not far from the Evansville, Indiana site. This is an excavated mound with skeletal replicas placed where the remains were found. 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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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by AKFisher : Archaeological reconstruction of Wickliffe Mounds in Kentucky from the mound encyclopedia. Only a few of the mounds there are recognizable today but the site has a museum and short trails through the park. 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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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : The Residential Building covers the excavation of a residential mound at Wickliffe Mounds. Several layers of habitation are revealed in this cut-away mound. The mound was built up over 200 years of habitation. The layers of the mound show the evidence that was used to identify this as a residential area. Charred materials from cooking fires and the postholes for the poles that held the wattle and ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : Wickliffe Mounds Image copyright: riffsyphon1024, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : Ceremonial Mounds Wickliffe Mounds Wickliffe KY Image copyright: King Kong 911, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : Wickliffe Mounds Image copyright: Fort Massac DAR (Fort Massac DAR), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site. Ancient Indian mounds from the Mississippian culture. See More: Lower Mississippi River Adventures Image copyright: howderfamily.com, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : Wickliffe Mounds, Burial Mound (Mound C) Native American Indians of the Mississippian culture were buried in this cemetery mound sometime in the A.D. 1200s. First excavated in 1932 by owner Col. Fain King, the mound was referred to as "Mound C". A building was constructed over the exposed burials and placed on display for many decades. In 1991, the remains were taken from public view out of ...

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : Wickliffe Mounds Wickliffe KY Image copyright: King Kong 911, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site near Wickliffe in Ballard County, Kentucky, preserves a significant Native American archaeological site. This snapshot was taken on Monday, 14 November 1988. Image copyright: milanite, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : Cemetery Building at Wickliffe Mounds The Cemetery Building covers the area used as the community's burial grounds. The display of human remains is prohibited however ten burials have been replicated in plastic, copying as closely as possible their original positions. The burials are from the 1200s and reflect numerous medical problems including arthritis, tuberculosis, and various injuries. Imag...

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Wickliffe Mounds submitted by Flickr : Wickliffe Mounds Wickliffe KY Image copyright: King Kong 911, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Adventures in Archaeology Day at Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Sept 19th by Andy B on Tuesday, 01 September 2015
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Sept. 19, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (CDT) – “Adventures in Archaeology Day,” Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site. Tour the mounds, museum exhibits and archaeology trail, with education stations demonstrating archaeological practices including surface surveying, simulated mock excavation, sifting dirt, washing artifacts and a hands-on laboratory.

Several other public archaeology programs are planned in September, which Gov. Steve Beshear has proclaimed Kentucky Archaeology Month to recognize the professional practice of archaeology and how this work has helped unearth a more complete understanding of the history of the Commonwealth.

A highlight will be the 27th Annual Living Archaeology Weekend (LAW), Kentucky’s oldest and largest public archaeology event, which will take place Sept. 18-19, at Gladie Visitor Center in Red River Gorge. Much of the region is an archaeological district listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Hundreds of preregistered fifth graders will take part in demonstrations Friday, and the public is invited from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Demonstrations will include how to tan animal hides, weave baskets, make pottery, mill corn, make spears and weapon points, and throw spears with an atlatl.

Other events include free activities at the Jack Jouett House Historic Site Visitor Center, 255 Craig’s Creek Road, Versailles. A lab to process artifacts recovered from excavation of an early distillery located on-site will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 5. Participants will work with the Jack Jouett Archaeology Project Team and also learn about volunteer opportunities including excavation, database entry, event hosting and support, research, document transcription, exhibit creation and outreach.

At 2 p.m. Sept. 12, Kentucky Heritage Council African American and Native American Heritage Coordinator Tressa Brown will describe Native American life during Kentucky’s pioneer period. “The First Kentuckians: Native American Life in the Frontier Era” will focus on the world encountered by early Kentucky settlers like Captain John “Jack” Jouett, a hero of the Revolutionary War who went on to play an important role in the Kentucky statehood convention and serve in the legislature.

At 2 p.m. Oct. 17, which is also observed as International Archaeology Day, Kentucky Heritage Council archaeologist and Jouett House project team leader Nick Laracuente will review findings from the 2015 season. Volunteer work has been sponsored by Woodford County Fiscal Court and the Woodford County Heritage Commission, with additional support from the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.

Visit the KyOPA website for the complete list of Kentucky Archaeology Month activities.
http://kyopa-org.org/kentucky_archaeology_month.html

More Kentucky Archaeology Month events

Sept. 19-20 – Gaslight Festival, excavations at the Conrad Pottery Site, 10320 Watterson Trail, Jeffersontown.

Sept. 26, 10a.m.-3 p.m. – Gardner House and Brick Kiln Archaeology Open House, Western Kentucky University Green River Preserve in Hart County. Contact Darlene Applegate for information.
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Re: Wickliffe Mounds by davidmorgan on Saturday, 30 August 2014
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    Re: Wickliffe Mounds by Andy B on Wednesday, 02 September 2015
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    Howder Family Riverboat Adventure, Part 2 (Original Inhabitants)

    Long before Europeans and their descendants tagged the Lower Mississippi River valley with a cornucopia of artificial lines, forming states, and counties, and meridians and so forth, the area already had a remarkable human history. Native Americans left behind laboriously-constructed earthen mounds for a variety of residential, ceremonial and funereal purposes all along the river and across the surrounding terrain.

    We stopped first at Wickliffe Mounds near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, on the Kentucky side of the border (map). The Middle Mississippian cultural group that selected this site didn’t choose it accidentally. They clustered on high ground well above the floodplain at the meeting of two mighty rivers, occupying their bluff from around 1100 to 1350 as determined by artifacts they left behind.

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Ground Painting of Red Ocher on Display at Wickliffe, KY by bat400 on Tuesday, 20 March 2007
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An 800-year-old ground painting will go on display at a state historical site in Wickliffe Kentucky when it reopens next month after renovations.

The painting is a circle with a cross motif called a Sun Circle, Wickliffe Mounds Manager Carla Hildebrand said. Archaeologists believe the Sun Circle represents the sun and its path across the sky along with the four cardinal directions of the compass. The painting was created using red ochre, charcoal and some type of white pigment.
Wickliffe Mounds, located 20 miles west of Paducah near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, was home to an Indian village between 1100 and 1350 and preserves their burial grounds.

Murray State University archaeologists and students discovered it in 1994 excavations. "Instead of covering it up, they excavated the entire feature," Hildebrand said.

The new painting display will highlight other renovations being done at the site's welcome center while it is closed between March 28 and April 17. Other improvements include new floors, a larger reception area with a new counter and a computer terminal that will provide an introductory video, she said.

While the museum and buildings are closed, park visitors may still use the picnic area during normal business hours and view the ceremonial mound.

For more, see Associated Press article.
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Re: Wickliffe Mounds by bat400 on Sunday, 27 August 2006
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The 1:50000 topographic map that comes up on topozone when you type in this site is a joy. I love maps. What could be better than to see these words just outside the modern town:

"Ancient Buried City"

What wonderful visions this conjures up!
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