Plaquemine culture

Map showing the extent of the Coles Creek culture and some important sites, many of which continued to be occupied and used by their Plaquemine descendants
Plaquemine culture
Alternative namesPlaquemine Mississippian
Geographical rangeLower Mississippi Valley Gulf Coast
PeriodMississippian
Datesc. 1200 CE — c. 1700 CE
Type siteMedora site
Major sitesAnna, Atchafalaya Basin, Emerald, Grand Village, Holly Bluff, Mazique, Sims, Winterville
Preceded byColes Creek culture
Followed byMississippian, Protohistoric Natchez and Taensa peoples,

The Plaquemine culture was an archaeological culture (circa 1200 to 1700 CE) centered on the Lower Mississippi River valley.[1] It had a deep history in the area stretching back through the earlier Coles Creek (700-1200 CE) and Troyville cultures (400-700 CE)[2] to the Marksville culture (100 BCE to 400 CE).[3] The Natchez and related Taensa peoples were their historic period descendants.[4] The type site for the culture is the Medora site in Louisiana; while other examples include the Anna, Emerald, Holly Bluff, and Winterville sites in Mississippi.[5]

  1. ^ Rees, Mark A.; Livingood, Patrick C., eds. (2007). "Introduction and historical overview". Plaquemine Archaeology. University of Alabama Press. pp. 1–3.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ROE in REES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference LP:PM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The Plaquemine Culture, A.D 1000". Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  5. ^ "Mississippian and Late Prehistoric Period". Retrieved 2008-09-08.