 Artist's conception of the Annis Mound and Village site circa 1250-1300 CE | |
  Location in Kentucky today | |
| Location | Butler County, Kentucky,  USA |
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| Region | Western Coal Field |
| Coordinates | 37°17′23.42″N86°45′10.4″W / 37.2898389°N 86.752889°W /37.2898389; -86.752889 |
| History | |
| Founded | 800 CE |
| Abandoned | 1300 CE |
| Cultures | Middle Mississippian culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1916, 1939–1940, 2002–2004 |
| Archaeologists | Clarence Bloomfield Moore,William Snyder Webb,Scott W Hammerstedt |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | platform mound,palisade |
| Architectural details | Number of temples: 1 |
Annis Mound and Village site | |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003182[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 21, 1985 |
TheAnnis Mound and Village site (15BT2, 15BT20, and 15BT21) is a prehistoricMiddle Mississippian culturearchaeological site located on the bank of theGreen River inButler County, Kentucky, several miles northwest ofMorgantown in the Big Bend region. It was occupied from about 800 CE to about 1300 CE.[2]
The site consisted of aplatform mound (15 BT 2) measuring 33.5 metres (110 ft) square by 3.7 metres (12 ft) in height with special use structures at its summit. It was surrounded by the village area (15 BT 20) which was situated north of the generally east to west course of the Green River at the sites location. The village featured domestic structures and several sequential iterations of an encircling defensivepalisade of upright tree trunks. The palisade was built three different times in the site's history; each one larger than its predecessor and encircling an expanded village area. Abastion was discovered in the northwest corner of the last version of the palisade.Agriculture was based on the cultivation ofmaize as a staple of the diet. Ceramics found at the site were typicalMississippian culture pottery; although a few sherds ofhigh status pottery from theCahokia site were discovered during excavations of the platform mound summit structure.[2]
The site also features a 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height 30 metres (98 ft) by 35 metres (115 ft) circular feature known as theAnnis Sand Mound (15 BT 21) that dates from theArchaic period. This feature lies directly north of the village area and outside of the area encompassed by the palisade.[3]
A 9 acres (3.6 ha) area at the site was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places as "Annis Mound and Village Site" in 1985.[1]
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