 Artist's conception of the King Site | |
  Location within Georgia today | |
| Location | Rome, Georgia, Floyd County, Georgia,  USA |
|---|---|
| Region | Floyd County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34°11′53.3″N 85°23′48.19″W / 34.198139°N 85.3967194°W |
| History | |
| Founded | Early sixteenth century |
| Abandoned | Late sixteenth century |
| Periods | Barnett Phase |
| Cultures | South Appalachian Mississippian culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1992, 1993 |
| Archaeologists | David Hally |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | village, plaza, council house |
| Responsible body: private | |
The King Archaeological Site (9FL5) is a protohistoric Native American archaeological site located on the Coosa River in Floyd County, Georgia. It is one of 5 large contemporaneous village sites located in a 20 kilometres (12 mi) section of the river.[1] The site was a satellite village associated with the Coosa chiefdom centered on the Little Egypt Site located upstream.[2]
- ^ Hally, David J.; Kelly, Hypatia (1998-10-28). "The nature of Mississippian Towns in Georgia : The King Site Example". In Lewis, R. Barry (ed.). Mississippian towns and sacred spaces : Searching for an architectural grammar. University Alabama Press. pp. 49–63. ISBN 978-0817309473.
- ^ Marvin T. Smith (2002-08-07). "Late Prehistoric/Early Historic Chiefdoms (ca. A.D. 1300-1850) : The Nature of Chiefdoms". New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia and Georgia Humanities Council.