Balmoral Mounds

Balmoral Mounds
16 TE 12
Location within Louisiana today
Location Somerset, Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Louisiana,  USA
Region Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°7′55″N 91°14′26.3″W / 32.13194°N 91.240639°W / 32.13194; -91.240639
History
Founded 700 CE
Abandoned 1200
Cultures Coles Creek culture
Site notes
Responsible body: private

Balmoral Mounds (16 TE 12) is an archaeological site of the Coles Creek culture in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. The site has components located both on the east and west sides of US 65 near Bayou Rousset.

Description

The site consists of 3 platform mounds that form an equilateral triangle. Mound A, the southwestern most of the group, measures 11 feet (3.4 m) in height, with the base being 150 feet (46 m) by 165 feet (50 m). Mound B, the northern most mound, is a dome shaped mound measuring 9 feet (2.7 m) in height, with the base being 100 feet (30 m) by 130 feet (40 m). The northern most mound in the triangle, Mound C, is also a dome shaped mound and measures 8 feet (2.4 m) in height, with the base being 130 feet (40 m) by 150 feet (46 m). Core samples of Mounds A and C suggest they were built at roughly the same time and in single stages[1]

Location

The site is located on US 65 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Somerset.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Indian Mounds of Northeast Louisiana:Balmoral Mounda". Retrieved 2011-10-20.

External links

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