Gahagan Mounds Site
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The Gahagan Mounds Site (16RR1) is an Early Caddoan Mississippian culture archaeological site in Red River Parish, Louisiana.[1][2] It is located in the Red River Valley. The site is famous for the three shaft burials and exotic grave goods excavated there in the early twentieth century.[3]
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Location | Harmon, Louisiana, Red River Parish, Louisiana, USA |
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Region | Red River Parish, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 32°2′25″N 93°24′19″W |
History | |
Founded | 900 CE |
Cultures | Caddoan Mississippian culture |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1912, 1939, |
Archaeologists | Clarence Bloomfield Moore, Clarence H. Webb |
Architecture | |
Architectural styles | Platform mounds, Burial mound, Plaza |
Responsible body: private |
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