Mazique Archeological Site

Mazique Archeological Site
22 AD 502
Layout of the Mazique Archeological Site
Mazique Archeological Site is located in Mississippi
Mazique Archeological Site
Location within Mississippi today
LocationSibley, MississippiAdams County, Mississippi USA
RegionAdams County, Mississippi
Coordinates31°24′52.92″N 91°23′18.85″W / 31.4147000°N 91.3885694°W / 31.4147000; -91.3885694
History
Founded1000 CE
Abandoned1730
CulturesColes Creek culture, Plaquemine Mississippian culture, Natchez people
Site notes
Excavation dates1927, 1929, 1948
ArchaeologistsJames A. Ford, Moreau B. Chambers, John L. Cotter, W. P. Lancaster
Architecture
Architectural stylesplatform mound, plaza,
Architectural detailsNumber of monuments: 3 temple mounds
Mazique Archeological Site
NRHP reference No.91001529.[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1991

The Mazique Archeological Site (22 AD 502), also known as White Apple Village, is a prehistoric Coles Creek culture archaeological site located in Adams County, Mississippi. It is also the location of the historic period White Apple Village of the Natchez people and the Mazique Plantation. It was added to the NRHP on October 23, 1991, as NRIS number 91001529.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.