The Liddell Archeological Site is a prehistoric Native American

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 site in Wilcox County

Wilcox County, Alabama

Wilcox County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Lieutenant J. M. Wilcox, who fought in the wars against the Creek tribe. As of 2010, the population was 11,670...

, Alabama

Alabama

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. The site covers 50 acres (20.2 ha) and shows evidence of human occupation from 9000 BC to 1800 AD. It is best known for its Mississippian

Mississippian culture

The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1500 CE, varying regionally....

 artifacts, primarily from the Burial Urn Culture period. The site was first documented in the 1960s, when the United States Army Corps of Engineers

United States Army Corps of Engineers

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 constructed Millers Ferry Lock and Dam

Millers Ferry Lock and Dam

Millers Ferry Lock and Dam is a lock and hydroelectric dam on the Alabama River, near the community of Millers Ferry, Alabama. It was built by and continues to be operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Construction of the complex began in 1963 and was completed in 1974. The...

 on the Alabama River

Alabama River

The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery.The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about from Mobile, it unites with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, which discharge into...

, creating the William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir

William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir

The William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir is a reservoir created by Millers Ferry Lock and Dam on the Alabama River in Dallas County and Wilcox County in Alabama. It covers and has approximately of shoreline...

. The Liddell, Stroud, and Hall families donated the site to Auburn University

Auburn University

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 after its discovery. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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on November 17, 1978.