Moundville — North Plaza Mound P (Tuscaloosa)
Moundville P N
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)·Hallstatt / Early Iron Age; Mississippian·🇺🇸 Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Moundville, United States
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About Moundville — North Plaza Mound P (Tuscaloosa)
Moundville — North Plaza Mound P (Tuscaloosa) in Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Moundville, United States is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Hallstatt / Early Iron Age. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions mound 22 m diameter × 6 m high; ditch 2 m deep; area unmeasured ha. Excavation excavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hallstatt / Early Iron Age tumulus with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 50 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 1500–1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)
- Culture
- Hallstatt / Early Iron Age; Mississippian
- Builders
- Hallstatt
- Purpose
- Elite burial and ritual mound
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1500–1200 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 858 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1955
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1424 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
33.0000° N · 87.6300° W · 50 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Moundville — North Plaza Mound P (Tuscaloosa) — structure with stratified deposits32.9984° N · 87.6277° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Moundville — North Plaza Mound P (Tuscaloosa) — complex with stratified deposits32.9978° N · 87.6320° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Moundville — North Plaza Mound P (Tuscaloosa) — outlier with stratified deposits33.0016° N · 87.6286° W
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Moundville — North Plaza Mound P (Tuscaloosa) — hydraulic with stratified deposits32.9994° N · 87.6300° W
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