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{{Infobox archaeological site

[[File:Coles Creek culture map HRoe 2010.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A map showing the extent of the Coles Creek cultural period and some important sites]]

|name = Crippen Point site

The '''Crippen Point site''' is the archaeological [[type site]] of the Crippen Point phase(1050 to 1200 C.E.) of the [[Coles Creek culture]] in the Lower [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] valley in the southern United States. The phase marks a significant change in the cultural history of the area. Population increased dramatically and there is strong evidence of a growing cultural and political complexity by this portion of the Coles Creek sequence. Although many of the classic traits of [[chiefdom]] societies aren't yet manifested, by 1000 C.E. the formation of simple elite polities had begun. sites are found in [[Arkansas]], [[Louisiana]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Texas]]. After the Crippen Point phase the [[Plaquemine culture]] period begins.

|image_skyline =Coles Creek culture map HRoe 2010.jpg

|caption_skyline =A map showing the extent of the Coles Creek cultural period, including the Crippen Point site

|country = United States

|region = [[Sharkey County, Mississippi]]

|elevation =

|nearest_city =

|peak_period = [[Coles Creek culture]]

|latd =

|latm =

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|latNS = N

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|longEW = W

|pushpin_map=USA Mississippi

}}

The '''Crippen Point site''' is a [[Coles Creek culture]] [[archaeological site]] located in [[Sharkey County, Mississippi]]. It is the archaeological [[type site]] of the Crippen Point phase(1050 to 1200 CE) for Late Coles Creek culture in the Lower [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] valley. The phase marks a significant change in the cultural history of the area. Population increased dramatically and there is strong evidence of a growing cultural and political complexity by this portion of the Coles Creek sequence. Although many of the classic traits of [[chiefdom]] societies aren't yet manifested, by 1000 CE the formation of simple elite polities had begun. Sites for this phase are found in [[Arkansas]], [[Louisiana]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Texas]]. After the Crippen Point phase the [[Plaquemine culture]] period begins.



==Location==

==Location==


Revision as of 16:08, 2 November 2010

Crippen Point site
RegionSharkey County, Mississippi

The Crippen Point site is a Coles Creek culture archaeological site located in Sharkey County, Mississippi. It is the archaeological type site of the Crippen Point phase(1050 to 1200 CE) for Late Coles Creek culture in the Lower Mississippi valley. The phase marks a significant change in the cultural history of the area. Population increased dramatically and there is strong evidence of a growing cultural and political complexity by this portion of the Coles Creek sequence. Although many of the classic traits of chiefdom societies aren't yet manifested, by 1000 CE the formation of simple elite polities had begun. Sites for this phase are found in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Texas. After the Crippen Point phase the Plaquemine culture period begins.

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    This page was last edited on 2 November 2010, at 16:08 (UTC).

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