Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park

Plum Bayou Mounds
3 LN 42
Artist's conception of the archaeological site
Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park is located in North America
Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park
Location in North America
Alternative nameToltec Mounds
LocationLonoke County, Arkansas, US
RegionCentral Arkansas
Coordinates34°38′49″N 92°3′55″W / 34.64694°N 92.06528°W / 34.64694; -92.06528
TypeSettlement
History
Founded7th century
Abandoned11th century
CulturesPlum Bayou culture
Site notes
OwnershipGovernment of Arkansas
ManagementArkansas State Parks
Public accessYes
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Architecture
Architectural stylesplatform mounds, burial mounds, plazas
Architectural detailsNumber of monuments:
Plum Bayou Mounds Site
NRHP reference No.73000382
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1973[1]
Designated NHLJune 2, 1978[2]
Responsible body: State

Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park (3 LN 42), formerly known as "Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park",[3] also known as Knapp Mounds, Toltec Mounds or Toltec Mounds site, is an archaeological site from the Late Woodland period in Arkansas that protects an 18-mound complex with the tallest surviving prehistoric mounds in Arkansas. The site is on the banks of Mound Lake, an oxbow lake of the Arkansas River. It was occupied by its original inhabitants from the 7th to the 11th century.[4] The site is designated as a National Historic Landmark.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Toltec Mounds Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 26, 2007.
  3. ^ "Toltec Mounds renamed Plum Bayou Mounds". November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ROLINGSON was invoked but never defined (see the help page).