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Tchefuncte Site
The Tchefuncte site ( ; 16ST1) is an archaeological site that is a type site for the prehistoric Tchefuncte culture period. It is located in the southeast section of Fontainebleau State Park near Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. The site was inhabited from 500 BCE to 1 CE during the Tchula period. Major excavations were directed by Clarence Johnson in 1938 and Edwin Doran in 1941. Site description The Tchefuncte site is located in the marsh a half-mile north of Lake Pontchartrain in eastern Louisiana. The Tchefuncte site originally contained two oval-shaped shell middens, designated Midden A and Midden B. Midden A is about 52 meters long, 15 m wide, and 1.5 m thick. Midden B was approximately long and wide, but it is no longer in existence. The middens were composed mainly of shells of the brackish-water clam '' Rangia cuneata''. At the time of the occupation just to the east of the site was a large bayou of fresh water emptying into the lake, and shortly af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tchefuncte River
The Tchefuncte River ( ) drains into Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana in the United States. It is about long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011 Etymology The name Tchefuncte is believed to derive from the word ''Hachofakti'', which is the Choctaw word for the American chinquapin, a species of chestnut, and was used by Native Americans to relieve headaches and fevers. Tchefuncte culture The area around the river was inhabited by the hunter-gatherer Tchefuncte culture dating back to 600 BCE.Terry L. Jones. The Louisiana Journey'. Gibbs Smith; 2007. . p. 82–83. The Native Americans gathered freshwater clams, fish, and crawfish, and built shell middens on the river. Their houses were probably temporary circular shelters having a frame of light poles covered with palmetto, thatch, or grass mixed with mud. Tchefuncte shipyard During the War of 1812, Secretary of the Navy William Jones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
