Site · United States
Moundville
Mississippian, 1120–1450 CE
Moundville is the second-largest Mississippian centre after Cahokia, with twenty-nine mounds around a plaza on the Black Warrior River, occupied as a fortified town from about 1120 and as a necropolis until 1450. Its art is central to the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State / province | Alabama |
| Dates | 1120–1450 CE |
| Status | Archaeological Park and National Historic Landmark |
| Managed by | University of Alabama Museums |
| Access | Open to the public with a museum and mound trail |
| Coordinates | 33.006, -87.631 (public site) |
What was found
Excavations recovered engraved and painted pottery including the Moundville Engraved types, greenstone celts and palettes, shell gorgets, copper ear spools and pendants, the famous rattlesnake disk and Southeastern Ceremonial Complex imagery. Over three thousand burials were excavated in the 1930s.
Rules
Nothing may be collected, dug, moved or removed at Moundville; it is a protected archaeological site managed by University of Alabama Museums, and taking artifacts, stones or samples is an offence. Federal, state and tribal law, including ARPA and NAGPRA where applicable, protect the site and its burials. Burials from the site are subject to NAGPRA repatriation. This article is for study and context only and is not a collecting locality.
Elsewhere
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Moundville" (Site). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/sites/moundville. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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