GPS
Coordinates: Latitude: 32.686666 Longitude: -91.201722
Driving Directions:
— From US 65, head west on La 581. Go 1.3 miles to marker
on left.
— From La 134, head east on La 881. Go 5.7 miles to
La 581; turn right. Go 0.6 mile to marker on right. |
| Number
of Mounds: 6 |
Number
of Visible Mounds: 3 |
| Summer
Viewing: Fair |
Winter
Viewing: Good |
 Transylvania
may have had as many as twelve mounds that formed two plazas,
with the largest mound shared by each plaza. Mapping in 2000 identified
six remaining mounds. The tallest mound is 34 feet high, with
the others that remain at 18 feet, 9 feet, 61⁄2 feet, 31⁄2
feet, and 11⁄2 feet tall. The 61⁄2-foot mound has
a barn on top and was modified for the building. Other mounds
are no longer visible because their smaller size may have made
them more vulnerable to plowing. Testing in the 1960s indicated
that occupation began about AD 700–1200 (Coles Creek period),
and ceramics recovered from the site date to AD 1200–1541
(Plaquemine/Mississippi period). A radiocarbon sample near one
of the mounds dates to between AD 1048 and 1411.
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