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Rowlandton Mound Site
Archaeological site in Kentucky, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rowlandton Mound Site (15MCN3) is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky, on the edge of an old oxbow lake a little south of the Ohio River.
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![]() Rowlandtown Mound with pit dug by archaeologists | |
Location | Paducah, Kentucky, McCracken County, Kentucky, ![]() |
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Region | Jackson Purchase |
Coordinates | 37°5′42.07″N 88°38′11.29″W |
History | |
Founded | 1100 CE |
Abandoned | 1350 CE |
Cultures | Mississippian culture |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 2006 |
Archaeologists | Dr. Kit Wesler |
Architecture | |
Architectural styles | Platform mound |
Responsible body: private |
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