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Bessemer Site

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Bessemer Site
Bessemer Site is located in Alabama
Bessemer Site
Location in Alabama today
Alternative nameTalley Mounds, Jonesboro Mounds
LocationJefferson County, Alabama, USA
RegionCentral Alabama
Coordinates33°23′22″N 87°00′37″W / 33.38935°N 87.01035°W / 33.38935; -87.01035
History
CulturesSouth Appalachian Mississippian culture
Architecture
Architectural detailsNumber of monuments: 3

The Bessemer Site, also known as the Talley Mounds and the Jonesboro Mounds, is a South Appalachian Mississippian culture archaeological site located near the confluence of Halls Mill Creek and Valley Creek (a tributary of the Black Warrior River), west of downtown Bessemer in Jefferson County, Alabama. The site was occupied in the early Mississippian period from about 1150 to 1250 CE.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Alabama Indigenous Mound Trail : The Bessemer Site". The University of Alabama Museums.
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