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The '''Greenhouse Site''' ([[Smithsonian trinomial|16 AV 2]]) is an [[archaeological site]] of the [[Troyville culture|Troyville]]-[[Coles Creek culture]] (400 to 1000 CE) in [[Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana]].
The '''Greenhouse Site''' ([[Smithsonian trinomial|16 AV 2]]) is an [[archaeological site]] of the [[Troyville culture|Troyville]]-[[Coles Creek culture]] (400 to 1000 CE) in [[Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana]].


Greenhouse is the most extensively excavated Troyville-Coles Creek site in Louisiana. The site consists of seven [[platform mound]]s surrounding a central [[plaza]] that measures {{convert|200|ft|m}} by {{convert|350|ft|m}}. Archaeologists have not found an associated village for the site, which supports the theory that the site was ceremonial in nature and that its builders lived elsewhere.<ref name=GREENHOUSE1>{{cite web|url=http://www.crt.state.la.us/archaeology/virtualbooks/LAPREHIS/marca.htm|title=Louisiana Prehistory:Marksville, Troyville-Coles Creek, and Caddo|accessdate=2011-10-20|publisher=}}</ref> Mound A ({{convert|12|ft|m}} in height, with a base {{convert|120|ft|m}} square and a summit {{convert|80|ft|m}} square), Mound E ({{convert|10|ft|m}} in height, with a base {{convert|120|ft|m}} square and a summit {{convert|80|ft|m}} square) and Mound G are the 3 largest mounds at the site and form a triangle.<ref>{{cite book|title=A new deal for southeastern archaeology|author=Edwin A. Lyon|publisher=University Alabama Press|date=1996-03-30|isbn=978-0-8173-0791-2|pages=85–90|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7B6iUbiL-kC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=Greenhouse+Site,+in+Avoyelles+Parish&source=bl&ots=GVHkpCySjg&sig=4ETq93jBFXlZTc7x38sQ5_1xtKk&hl=en&ei=24OgToycEomvsAKh9oCyBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=Greenhouse%20Site%2C%20in%20Avoyelles%20Parish&f=false}}</ref>
Greenhouse is the most extensively excavated Troyville-Coles Creek site in Louisiana. The site consists of seven [[platform mound]]s surrounding a central [[plaza]] that measures {{convert|200|ft|m}} by {{convert|350|ft|m}}. Archaeologists have not found an associated village for the site, which supports the theory that the site was ceremonial in nature and that its builders lived elsewhere.<ref name=GREENHOUSE1>{{cite web|url=http://www.crt.state.la.us/archaeology/virtualbooks/LAPREHIS/marca.htm|title=Louisiana Prehistory:Marksville, Troyville-Coles Creek, and Caddo|accessdate=2011-10-20|publisher=|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110032136/http://www.crt.state.la.us/archaeology/virtualbooks/LAPREHIS/marca.htm|archivedate=2012-01-10|df=}}</ref> Mound A ({{convert|12|ft|m}} in height, with a base {{convert|120|ft|m}} square and a summit {{convert|80|ft|m}} square), Mound E ({{convert|10|ft|m}} in height, with a base {{convert|120|ft|m}} square and a summit {{convert|80|ft|m}} square) and Mound G are the 3 largest mounds at the site and form a triangle.<ref>{{cite book|title=A new deal for southeastern archaeology|author=Edwin A. Lyon|publisher=University Alabama Press|date=1996-03-30|isbn=978-0-8173-0791-2|pages=85–90|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7B6iUbiL-kC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=Greenhouse+Site,+in+Avoyelles+Parish&source=bl&ots=GVHkpCySjg&sig=4ETq93jBFXlZTc7x38sQ5_1xtKk&hl=en&ei=24OgToycEomvsAKh9oCyBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=Greenhouse%20Site%2C%20in%20Avoyelles%20Parish&f=false}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite journal| url = http://www.laarchaeology.org/newsletters/1991%20No.%201.pdf | journal= Louisiana Archaeological Society Newsletter | title= The Avoyelles Prairie Terrace : Concentrated Archaeology | author= Jones, Dennis | volume = 18 |number= 1| year= 1991 | editor = Weinsten, Richard A. | publisher= Louisiana Archaeological Society | pages= 10–15}}
* {{cite journal | url= http://www.laarchaeology.org/newsletters/1991%20No.%201.pdf | journal= Louisiana Archaeological Society Newsletter | title= The Avoyelles Prairie Terrace : Concentrated Archaeology | author= Jones, Dennis | volume= 18 | number= 1 | year= 1991 | editor= Weinsten, Richard A. | publisher= Louisiana Archaeological Society | pages= 10–15 | deadurl= yes | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140415192920/http://www.laarchaeology.org/newsletters/1991%20No.%201.pdf | archivedate= 2014-04-15 | df= }}
* [http://winhttp.nsula.edu/regionalfolklife/caddo/lowermiss.htm Reconnecting the Present to the Past:The Caddo People Return to the Lower Red River Valley:Caddo Connections to the Lower Mississippi Valley]
* [http://winhttp.nsula.edu/regionalfolklife/caddo/lowermiss.htm Reconnecting the Present to the Past:The Caddo People Return to the Lower Red River Valley:Caddo Connections to the Lower Mississippi Valley]
* [http://faculty.washington.edu/jkstein/pdfs/Stein%201986.pdf Archaeological coring used at Greenhouse]
* [http://faculty.washington.edu/jkstein/pdfs/Stein%201986.pdf Archaeological coring used at Greenhouse]

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Greenhouse Site
16 AV 2
Greenhouse site is located in Louisiana
Greenhouse site
Location within Louisiana today
LocationMarksville, Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana,  USA
RegionAvoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates31°7′27.4″N 92°2′51.8″W / 31.124278°N 92.047722°W / 31.124278; -92.047722
History
Founded400 CE
Abandoned1000
CulturesTroyville culture, Coles Creek culture
Site notes
Excavation dates1938
ArchaeologistsJames A. Ford,
Responsible body: private

The Greenhouse Site (16 AV 2) is an archaeological site of the Troyville-Coles Creek culture (400 to 1000 CE) in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

Greenhouse is the most extensively excavated Troyville-Coles Creek site in Louisiana. The site consists of seven platform mounds surrounding a central plaza that measures 200 feet (61 m) by 350 feet (110 m). Archaeologists have not found an associated village for the site, which supports the theory that the site was ceremonial in nature and that its builders lived elsewhere.[1] Mound A (12 feet (3.7 m) in height, with a base 120 feet (37 m) square and a summit 80 feet (24 m) square), Mound E (10 feet (3.0 m) in height, with a base 120 feet (37 m) square and a summit 80 feet (24 m) square) and Mound G are the 3 largest mounds at the site and form a triangle.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Louisiana Prehistory:Marksville, Troyville-Coles Creek, and Caddo". Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2011-10-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Edwin A. Lyon (1996-03-30). A new deal for southeastern archaeology. University Alabama Press. pp. 85–90. ISBN 978-0-8173-0791-2.

External links

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