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  Shown within Arkansas | |
| Location | England, Arkansas, Lonoke County, Arkansas,  USA |
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| Region | Lonoke County, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34°32′56.22″N91°53′23.64″W / 34.5489500°N 91.8899000°W /34.5489500; -91.8899000 |
| History | |
| Founded | 730 CE |
| Abandoned | 1010 CE |
| Cultures | Plum Bayou culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1883, 1988, 1994 |
| Archaeologists | Edward Palmer |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | platform mounds,burial mound |
| Responsible body: private | |
TheCoy Site (3 LN 20) is anarchaeological site located next toIndian-Bakers Bayou inLonoke County, Arkansas. It was inhabited by peoples of thePlum Bayou culture (650—1050 CE), in a time known as theLate Woodland period. The site was occupied between 700 and 1000 CE. It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The site once consisted of fourmounds, several flat-toppedplatform mounds and at least oneburial mounds and extensive midden areas. The site was excavated byEdward Palmer in 1883. He described the largest two platform mounds as being 4 metres (13 ft) in height and 3 metres (9.8 ft). He also noted a 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) burial mound and a low mound of undetermined function. Only the largest platform mound survives to the present day. This mound was tested in 1988 and 1994, and returned dates between 730 and 1010 CE.[1]
