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MuseumsSite Name: Chucalissa Prehistoric Indian Village Alternative Name: C.H. Nash Museum at the Prehistoric Chucalissa Archaeological SiteCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 13.699 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The South Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Memphis Nearest Village: Fuller State Park
Latitude: 35.062337N Longitude: 90.129768W
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5 | Perfect |
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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stonetracker visited on 1st Feb 2024 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Site is as described including the Nash Museum. Some additional notes:
* The temple mound appears to be partially reconstructed, not unusual for mound builder sites. In particular, a tan clay facing has been applied to the front of the mound. It is thought that this is the way it appeared in late Mississippian times.
* There is another smaller mound adjacent to the temple mound. As far as I can tell, this is the only other extant mound in the park.
* There is a nice replica of a village house behind the temple mound.
* There is also a replica of a segment of palisade enclosure, using wattle and daub construction.
* Nature trails behind the temple mound traverse borrow pits and archeological excavation trenches of habitation sites.
Operated by the University of Memphis, Chucalissa serves as a gateway into understanding the science of archaeology and the interpretation of Native American history. Our museum exhibits interpret the prehistory of the Mid-South, and contemporary Southeastern Indian cultures.
Although projectile points dating back some 3000 years have been found at the site, most evidence indicates that the first town was founded around 1000 C.E. Although brief, this occupation, known as the Ensley Phase, paved the way for more stable communities in the following centuries. Little has survived of this first occupation, the site appears to have been a satellite of a larger community located near Downtown Memphis.
Around 1200 C.E. the village was again brought to life during what is referred to as the Mitchell Phase. Daily life and customs appear to have changed little, but this phase marked the initiation of the mound building phase with the construction of the first small mound. There is also evidence of contact with people to the south; yet again the village was short lived.
After being abandoned for some two hundred years, the site was again settled around 1400 C.E. During the Boxtown Phase of occupation, perhaps the most important evidence suggests a broad trading network extending from the Natchez area of Mississippi to Western Kentucky and Illinois. The most impressive evidence for these contacts is seen by the presence of potsherds.
Around 1500 C.E. the last, and most powerful settlement of the area occurred. The village constructed during this, the Walls Phase, is the one represented at the site today. During this phase, large mounds were constructed around the central plaza. Society and technology had evolved and produced a rather advanced chiefdom of both stratification and order - social and civil.
Find out more at the Official Museum Web site
Chucalissa Prehistoric Indian Village
1987 Indian Village Drive, T. O. Fuller State Park, Memphis, TN 38109
(901) 785-3160
Open most days. Small entry fee.
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