Routh Mounds is a Plaquemine culture archaeological site in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It is the type site for the Routh Phase(1200 to 1350 CE) of the Tensas Basin Plaquemine Mississippian chronology.[1] It is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the Winter Quarters State Historic Site.

Routh Mounds
Routh Mounds is located in Louisiana
Routh Mounds
Location within Louisiana today
LocationNewellton, LouisianaTensas Parish, Louisiana USA
RegionTensas Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates32°1′15.85″N 91°12′46.19″W / 32.0210694°N 91.2128306°W / 32.0210694; -91.2128306
History
PeriodsRouth Phase
CulturesPlaquemine culture
Site notes
Responsible body: private

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  1. ^ Hally, David J. (1972). "Chapter 3 : Routh Phase". The Plaquemine and Mississippian Occupations of the Upper Tensas Basin, Louisiana (PDF) (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. Retrieved 2011-10-28.

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