Routh Mounds
Routh Mounds is a Plaquemine culture archaeological site in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It is the type site for the Routh Phase(1200 to 1350 CE) of the Tensas Basin Plaquemine Mississippian chronology.[1] It is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the Winter Quarters State Historic Site.
![]() Location within Louisiana today | |
| Location | Newellton, Louisiana, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, |
|---|---|
| Region | Tensas Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32°1′15.85″N 91°12′46.19″W |
| History | |
| Periods | Routh Phase |
| Cultures | Plaquemine culture |
| Site notes | |
| Responsible body: private | |
References
- Hally, David J. (1972). "Chapter 3 : Routh Phase". The Plaquemine and Mississippian Occupations of the Upper Tensas Basin, Louisiana (PDF) (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
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