Janet's Mound, also known as site 22-Ch-520, is an

archeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

in the general area of

French Camp, Mississippi French Camp is a town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 174 at the 2010 census, down from 393 in 2000. History The town dates back to circa 1810, when a Frenchman, Louis Lefleur, established a stand or trading p ...

. Its specific location is not disclosed, but the site is more significant for its location in an area of the state which has few mounds and where little archeological research of mounds has been conducted. The mound has circumference of approximately and is from to high. It appears to have once been conical in shape but has been damaged by a pothole dug by, presumably, amateurs or professionals seeking artifacts. In 1991, an area of approximately in size including the mound was listed on the

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, for its potential to yield information in the future. As of its listing date, little was known about the site, beyond that it is associated with the

Woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with woody plants (trees and shrubs), or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the '' plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunli ...

and/or

Mississippian Mississippian may refer to: * Mississippian (geology), a subperiod of the Carboniferous period in the geologic timescale, roughly 360 to 325 million years ago * Mississippian cultures, a network of precontact cultures across the midwest and Easte ...

cultures. Its specific location is not public.

References

Mississippian culture Mounds in Mississippi Geography of Choctaw County, Mississippi Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Choctaw County, Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub