Anna site

Anna site
22 AD 500
Artists conception of the Anna site
Anna site is located in Mississippi
Anna site
Location in Mississippi today
LocationNatchez, MississippiAdams County, Mississippi USA
RegionAdams County, Mississippi
Coordinates31°41′43.37″N 91°20′59.17″W / 31.6953806°N 91.3497694°W / 31.6953806; -91.3497694
History
Founded1200
Abandoned1500
PeriodsAnna phase
CulturesPlaquemine culture
Site notes
Excavation dates1924, 1997
ArchaeologistsWarren K. Moorehead, James A. Ford, Jesse D. Jennings, John L. Cotter
Architecture
Architectural stylesplatform mound
Architectural detailsNumber of temples: 8
Anna site
NRHP reference No.93001606
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1993[1]
Designated NHLSeptember 14, 1993[2]
Responsible body: Private

The Anna site (22 AD 500) is a prehistoric Plaquemine culture archaeological site located in Adams County, Mississippi, 10 miles (16 km) north of Natchez. It is the type site for the Anna phase (1200 to 1350 CE) of the Natchez Bluffs Plaquemine culture chronology. It was declared a National Historic Landmark on September 14, 1993.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Anna Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved October 13, 2007.