Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Angel Site
Mississippian 1000–1450 CE·Mississippian (Angel phase)·🇺🇸 Indiana, United States
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About Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Largest Mississippian town in Indiana: 42 ha walled with 11 platform mounds and 200 houses, Mound A 7 m, 1000–1450 CE Angel phase, trade between Cahokia and Moundville.
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Why it mattersArchaeological landmark for Mississippian (Angel phase) in Indiana; type-site demonstrating stockaded mound town and regional exchange.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and chronology of Angel Mounds State Historic Site within Mississippian 1000–1450 CE
- 02Relationship to neighboring polities
Theories
- 01Mississippian (Angel phase) ceremonial center for stockaded mound town
- 02Regional capital controlling trade and tribute network
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.1000–1450 CE
- Period
- Mississippian 1000–1450 CE
- Culture
- Mississippian (Angel phase)
- Builders
- Mississippian
- Purpose
- Stockaded mound town
- Abandoned
- c.1450 CE
- Rediscovered
- 1938 Glenn Black
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.1000–1450 CE
Angel Mounds State Historic Site construction phase
20th century
Modern excavations
On the ground
Structures & features
37.9436° N · 87.4561° W · 115 m · 2 mapped features
Angel Mounds State Historic Site central feature
featureMain architectural feature
37.9436° N · 87.4561° WAngel Mounds State Historic Site secondary sector
sectorSecondary sector
37.9446° N · 87.4551° W