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  2. Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site - Wikipedia

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    The archaeological site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964. [2] [5] The site was formerly operated by the State of Louisiana as a Louisiana State Park, however, in August 2020, the ownership and operations of the site transferred to the City of Marksville. As of November 2021, the site is closed to public access.

  3. List of Hopewell sites - Wikipedia

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    Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site: Also known as the Marksville State Historic Site, it is the type site for the Marksville culture and is located about one mile southeast of Marksville, Louisiana. Moorehead Circle: A triple woodhenge constructed about two millennia ago at the Fort Ancient Earthworks in Ohio. Mounds State Park

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Avoyelles ...

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    This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude ...

  5. Marksville culture - Wikipedia

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    A map showing the geographical extent of the Marksville cultural period. The Marksville culture was an archaeological culture in the lower Lower Mississippi valley, Yazoo valley, and Tensas valley areas of present-day Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, [1] and extended eastward along the Gulf Coast to the Mobile Bay area, [2] from 100 BCE to 400 CE.

  6. Marksville, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    The land where Marksville was founded on was once a meeting place, leading to the present day Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site. [6] Marksville is named after Marc Eliche (Marco Litche or Marco de Élitxe, as recorded by the Spanish), a Sephardic Jewish trader believed to be from Venice, who established a trading post after his wagon broke ...

  7. Hopewell tradition - Wikipedia

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    The Marksville culture was a Hopewellian culture in the Lower Mississippi valley, Yazoo valley, and Tensas valley areas of present-day Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas. It evolved into the Baytown culture and later the Coles Creek and Plum Bayou cultures. It is named for the Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site in Marksville ...

  8. List of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana,. The United States National Historic Landmark program is a program of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.

  9. Tunica people - Wikipedia

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    The Tunica, who felt he had stolen tribal heirlooms and desecrated the graves of their ancestors, were outraged. In the 1970s the site was excavated by archaeologists, who uncovered pottery, European trade goods and other artifacts deposited as grave goods by the Tunica from 1731 to 1764, when they occupied the site.