Jaketown site

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The Jaketown site is an important archaeological complex in Mississippi featuring earthen mounds and artifacts that illuminate the development and regional interactions of the Plaquemine culture and its predecessors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mississippian culture archaeological site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
prehistoric mound site ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Mississippian culture ⓘ
Plaquemine culture ⓘ
Woodland period cultures ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culture Plaquemine culture ⓘ
evidenceFor cultural interaction in Lower Mississippi Valley ⓘ
development of complex societies in the region ⓘ
regional trade networks ⓘ
hasArtifactType ceramic vessels ⓘ
pottery ⓘ
stone tools ⓘ
trade goods ⓘ
hasEvidenceOf ceramic sequence development ⓘ
long-term occupation ⓘ
social and political complexity ⓘ
hasFeature artifact deposits ⓘ
earthen mounds ⓘ
village area ⓘ
locatedIn Humphreys County, Mississippi ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ
locatedInRegion Lower Mississippi Valley ⓘ
locatedNear Belzoni, Mississippi ⓘ
period Mississippian period ⓘ
Plaquemine period ⓘ
Woodland period ⓘ
researchField Mississippian archaeology ⓘ
North American archaeology ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
significance evidence for regional interactions among prehistoric cultures ⓘ
illuminates development of Plaquemine culture ⓘ
important archaeological complex in the Lower Mississippi Valley ⓘ
studies Plaquemine culture development ⓘ
interaction between Plaquemine culture and predecessors ⓘ
terrainFeature alluvial plain of the Mississippi Delta ⓘ
timeDepth prehistoric ⓘ
typeOfMound earthen embankments ⓘ
platform mounds ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial activities ⓘ
regional exchange activities ⓘ
residential activities ⓘ

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Plaquemine culture → hasSite → Jaketown site ⓘ