  Location within Georgia today | |
| Location | Greensboro, Georgia, Greene County, Georgia,  USA |
|---|---|
| Region | Greene County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°35′35.95″N 83°16′15.6″W / 33.5933194°N 83.271000°W |
| History | |
| Founded | 1100 |
| Abandoned | 1600 |
| Periods | Lamar phase |
| Cultures | South Appalachian Mississippian culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1969 |
| Archaeologists | Chester DePratter |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | platform mound, plaza |
| Architectural details | Number of temples: 1 |
The Dyar site (9GE5) is an archaeological site in Greene County, Georgia, in the north central Piedmont physiographical region.[1] The site covers an area of 2.5 hectares.[2] It was inhabited almost continuously from 1100 to 1600 by a local variation of the Mississippian culture known as the South Appalachian Mississippian culture. Although submerged under Lake Oconee, the site is still important as one of the first explorations of a large Mississippian culture mound.[1] The Dyar site is thought to have been one of the principal towns of the paramount chiefdom of Ocute, perhaps Cofaqui.[3][4]
- ^ a b Smith, Marvin T. (1994). "Archaeological Investigations at the Dyar site, 9GE5" (PDF). University of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ Hally, David J. (2009-11-01). Ocmulgee Archaeology, 1936-1986. University of Georgia Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-8203-3492-9. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Hudson, Charles; Smith, Marvin T.; DePratter, Chester B. (1987). "The Hernando De Soto Expedition: From Apalachee to Chiaha" (PDF). South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology Notebook. 19 (1–4). University of South Carolina: 18–28. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ Hudson, Charles (1997). Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun. University of Georgia Press. p. 165. ISBN 9780820320625.