 Mound at the site | |
  Location in Kentucky today  Wickliffe Mounds (the United States) | |
| Location | Ballard County, Kentucky, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°58′15.67″N 89°5′34.30″W / 36.9710194°N 89.0928611°W |
| History | |
| Founded | 1000 CE |
| Abandoned | 1350 |
| Cultures | Mississippian culture |
| Site notes | |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | platform mounds, plazas |
| Architectural details | Number of temples: |
Wickliffe Site | |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000789[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 08, 1984 |
| Responsible body: State | |
Wickliffe Mounds (15 BA 4) is a prehistoric, Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Ballard County, Kentucky, just outside the town of Wickliffe, about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Archaeological investigations have linked the site with others along the Ohio River in Illinois and Kentucky as part of the Angel phase of Mississippian culture. Wickliffe Mounds is controlled by the State Parks Service, which operates a museum at the site for interpretation of the ancient community. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is also a Kentucky Archeological Landmark and State Historic Site.