Scott Place Mounds, Archaeological site in Union Parish, Louisiana, US
Scott Place Mounds is an archaeological site with five earthen mounds of varying sizes in Union Parish, Louisiana. The largest mound rises about 11 feet high and has a square base measuring roughly 125 feet on each side.
Archaeological charcoal samples from beneath the largest mound indicate construction occurred around 1200 CE. This period marked the height of Native American settlement and development in north-central Louisiana.
The site shows building techniques of Native Americans who lived here generations before European contact arrived in the region. The way earth was stacked and shaped reveals how people organized labor and resources for large projects.
Access is from Louisiana Highway 2 via Scott's Hideaway Road, which can be reached from Louisiana 15 or D'Arbonne State Park. Visitors should note this is an open-air site on protected land with limited development.
Each of the five mounds was built in a single construction phase, suggesting a well-organized community with coordinated effort. The main mound features a flat top platform large enough to have served as a gathering space for meetings or ceremonies.
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