The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Archaeological_Site" class="extiw" title="en:King Archaeological Site">King Site</a> (9FL5) is a proto-Mvskoke (Muscogee or Creek confederacy) Barnett Phase Mississippian culture village occupied in the late protohistoric period during a roughly 30-40 year period sometime between the 1540 de Soto entrada and 1600 CE. It is located on a meander bend of the Coosa River in northwestern Georgia and was one of 5 non-mound subsidiary settlements of the"Rome Polity"which was centered on the nearby Nixon mound site (9FL162). The 2.3 hectare village featured a 1300-foot long ditch and palisade, an open plaza with one large post in the center and a 48-foot square ceremonial structure in its northeastern edge, and 40-50 houses surrounding the plaza. Digital illustration, all rights held by the artist, Herb Roe © 2018.
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