The Bessemer Site, also known as the Talley Mounds and the Jonesboro Mounds, is a South Appalachian Mississippian culture archaeological site located near the confluence of Halls Mill Creek and Valley Creek (a tributary of the Black Warrior River), west of downtown Bessemer in Jefferson County, Alabama. The site was occupied in the early Mississippian period from about 1150 to 1250 CE.[1]
  Location in Alabama today | |
| Alternative name | Talley Mounds, Jonesboro Mounds |
|---|---|
| Location | Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| Region | Central Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33°23′22″N 87°00′37″W / 33.38935°N 87.01035°W |
| History | |
| Cultures | South Appalachian Mississippian culture |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural details | Number of monuments: 3 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alabama Indigenous Mound Trail : The Bessemer Site". The University of Alabama Museums.
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