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  Location within Tennessee today | |
| Location | Castalian Springs, Tennessee, Sumner County, Tennessee,  USA |
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| Region | Sumner County, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36°23′54.96″N 86°18′48.60″W / 36.3986000°N 86.3135000°W |
| History | |
| Founded | 1100 CE |
| Abandoned | 1450 |
| Cultures | Mississippian culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1891, 1893, 1916-1917, 2005-2011, |
| Archaeologists | William E. Myer, Kevin E. Smith |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Platform mounds, burial mound, palisade, plaza |
| Responsible body: State of Tennessee | |
The Castalian Springs Mound State Historic Site (40SU14)[1] (also known as Bledsoe's Lick Mound and Cheskiki Mound) is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located near the small unincorporated community of Castalian Springs in Sumner County, Tennessee. The site was first excavated in the 1890s and again as recently as the 2005 to 2011 archaeological field school led by Dr. Kevin E. Smith. A number of important finds have been associated with the site, most particularly several examples of Mississippian stone statuary and the Castalian Springs shell gorget held by the National Museum of the American Indian. The site is owned by the State of Tennessee and is a State Historic Site managed by the Bledsoe's Lick Association for the Tennessee Historical Commission. The site is not currently open to the public.