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Little Pecan Island Site

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Little Pecan Island Site
16 CM 43
Little Pecan Island Site is located in Louisiana
Little Pecan Island Site
Location within Louisiana today
LocationGrand Chenier, Louisiana USA
RegionCameron Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates29°47′41.676″N 92°47′37.896″W / 29.79491000°N 92.79386000°W / 29.79491000; -92.79386000
History
Founded800 CE
Abandoned1100 CE
CulturesCoastal Coles Creek culture
Site notes
Excavation dates1946
ArchaeologistsRobert Wauchope
Responsible body: private

The Little Pecan Island Site (16 CM 43) is an archaeological site of the Coastal Coles Creek culture, occupied by Native Americans from 800 to 1100 CE near Grand Chenier, Louisiana in Cameron Parish. Investigations by Robert Wauchope in 1946 produced a number of flexed burials and ceramic chronologies which helped determine the age and cultural affiliation of the site.[1]

The site is situated on a low sandy ridge about 3 miles (4.8 km) in length and less than 1,500 feet (460 m) in width at its maximum extent and is surrounded on its north and east by Little Pecan Lake. It lies about 5 miles (8.0 km) to the northeast from Grand Chenier Ridge.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Gomez, Gay M. (1998). A Wetland Biography : Seasons on Louisiana's Chenier Plain. University of Texas Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-292-72812-7.
  2. ^ Wauchope, R. (1947). "Notes on Little Pecan Island, Louisiana". American Antiquity. 12(3Part1) (3): 186–188. doi:10.2307/275710. JSTOR 275710. S2CID 163233506.