Sellars Indian Mound
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Sellars Indian Mound is a Mississippian culture
archaeological site
located in Wilson County, Tennessee near Lebanon
. The mound
was the site of a settlement from about 1000 to 1300 CE. Today, the site is a satellite unit of Long Hunter State Park
. The non-profit Friends of the Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area organization conducts tours and upkeep of the site.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on December 11, 1972.
Numerous sandstone figurines
have been unearthed on the site. One was featured on a United States postage stamp.
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....
archaeological site
Archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place in which evidence of past activity is preserved , and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a 'site' can vary widely,...
located in Wilson County, Tennessee near Lebanon
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
. The mound
Platform mound
A platform mound is any earthwork or mound intended to support a structure or activity.-Eastern North America:The indigenous peoples of North America built substructure mounds for well over a thousand years starting in the Archaic period and continuing through the Woodland period...
was the site of a settlement from about 1000 to 1300 CE. Today, the site is a satellite unit of Long Hunter State Park
Long Hunter State Park
Long Hunter State Park is a state park in Davidson County and Rutherford County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. The park is mostly situated along the eastern shores of Percy Priest Lake, an artificial lake created by an impoundment of the Stones River.Long Hunter State Park...
. The non-profit Friends of the Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area organization conducts tours and upkeep of the site.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on December 11, 1972.
Numerous sandstone figurines
Mississippian stone statuary
The Mississippian stone statuary are artifacts of polished stone in the shape of human figurines made by members of the Mississippian culture and found in archaeological sites in the American Midwest and Southeast...
have been unearthed on the site. One was featured on a United States postage stamp.