Moundville

Description:

In the thirteenth century, Moundville was one of the largest Native American settlements north of Mexico. Spread over 325 acres were 29 earther mounds arranged around a great plaza, a mile-long stockade, and dozens of dwellings for thousands of people.

subjects: Antiquities,  Excavations (Archaeology),  Mississippian culture,  Mississippian pottery,  Excavations (archaeology)

Places: Alabama,  Black Warrior River Valley,  Black Warrior River Valley (Ala.),  Moundville Archaeological Park (Moundville, Ala.)