Lessley Mound
N 31° 09.494 W 091° 26.414
15R E 648666 N 3448185
Located about 9 miles west of Woodville, on Highway 24.
Waymark Code: WM118GM
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2019
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The Lessley site consists of one large, rectangular platform mound. Excavations in 2013 determined that the mound was built in two or more stages, beginning in the Late Coles Creek or Early Plaquemine Period, ca. AD 1100-1350. Based on excavated ceramic and stone artifacts, the mound was used until perhaps the mid-17th century. Post holes and burning on the surface underneath the mound indicate that people were using the site before the mound was constructed. The Lessley family graveyard is located on the summit.
Date Installed:: 2013
Organization that placed the object:: Missisippi Mound Trail
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