  Location within Louisiana today | |
| Location | Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana USA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°19′55.56″N 90°1′33.38″W / 30.3321000°N 90.0259389°W |
| History | |
| Founded | 500 BCE |
| Abandoned | 1 CE |
| Periods | Tchula period |
| Cultures | Tchefuncte culture |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1938, 1941, 1986 |
| Archaeologists | Clarence Johnson, Edwin Doran, Richard Weinstein, Charles Pearson, Dave Davis Civilian Conservation Corps, Coastal Environments, Inc., Tulane University |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | shell middens |
Tchefuncte site | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000717[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 2000 |
| Responsible body: State of Louisiana | |
The Tchefuncte site (16ST1) is an archaeological site that is a type site for the prehistoric Tchefuncte culture period. The name is pronounced Che-funk'tuh. 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.[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "The Tchefuncte Site Summary" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2009. [dead link]
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