Site · United States
Ocmulgee Mounds
Mississippian, 900–1150 CE
Ocmulgee is a Mississippian mound centre on the Ocmulgee River at Macon, Georgia, built around 900 to 1150 by newcomers to the region, with a Great Temple Mound and a reconstructed earth lodge. It also has Archaic, Woodland and Historic Creek components.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State / province | Georgia |
| Dates | 900–1150 CE |
| Status | National Historical Park |
| Managed by | National Park Service |
| Access | Open to the public with a visitor centre, the reconstructed Earth Lodge and mound trails |
| Coordinates | 32.837, -83.607 (public site) |
What was found
Depression-era excavations recovered Macon Plateau pottery, the moulded clay floor of the Earth Lodge with its bird-shaped platform, Mississippian points, and, in the Lamar phase and Ocmulgee Fields components, later pottery and the 1690s English trading post. The Earth Lodge floor, dated to around 1015, is the oldest preserved council chamber in the Southeast.
Rules
Nothing may be collected, dug, moved or removed at Ocmulgee Mounds; it is a protected archaeological site managed by National Park Service, 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. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation regards it as an ancestral town. This article is for study and context only and is not a collecting locality.
Elsewhere
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Ocmulgee Mounds" (Site). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/sites/ocmulgee-mounds. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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