Velda Mound

Velda Mound Archaeological Site
8 LE 44
Velda Mound is located in Florida
Velda Mound
Shown within Florida
LocationTallahasseeLeon County, Florida, USA
RegionLeon County, Florida
Coordinates30°30′4.39″N 84°13′19.78″W / 30.5012194°N 84.2221611°W / 30.5012194; -84.2221611
History
Founded1450
Abandoned1625
CulturesFort Walton Culture, Apalachee
Site notes
Excavation dates1970s, 1980s
Architecture
Architectural stylesplatform mound
Responsible body: State of Florida

Velda Mound (8LE44) is a Native American archaeological site located in northern Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States. The site was first occupied by peoples of the Fort Walton Culture (a regional variation of the Mississippian culture[1]) in the late prehistoric period and during the protohistoric period was part of the extensive Apalachee Province of the panhandle. The site is now owned by the State of Florida and managed as a park.

  1. ^ Frank Keel (September 2003). "An archaeological assessment of the Bradfordville Commercial Tract in Leon County, Florida" (PDF). p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-02-14. Retrieved 2012-04-15.