Troyville Earthworks

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Troyville Earthworks

Troyville Earthworks

Troyville Earthworks (16 CT 7) is a Woodland period Native American archaeological site with components dating from 100 BCE to 700 CE during the Baytown to the Troyville-Coles Creek periods. It once had the tallest mound in Louisiana at 82 feet (25 m) in height. It is located in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana in the town of Jonesville.^[1] The site is the type site for the Troyville culture of the lower Ouachita and Tensas River valleys.^[2]Before it was destroyed for bridge approach fill in 1931, Troyville was one of the largest mound groups in North America.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troyville Earthworks

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