Sellars Farm site

Sellars Farm site (40WI1), also known as the Sellars Farm state archaeological area and Sellars Indian mound, is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Wilson County, Tennessee, near Lebanon. The platform mound was the site of a settlement from about 1000 to 1300 CE. Today, the site is a satellite unit of Long Hunter State Park. The non-profit Friends of the Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area organization conducts tours and upkeep of the site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1972.[1]

Sellars Farm site
40 WI 1
The main mound at the site
Sellars Farm site is located in Tennessee
Sellars Farm site
Shown within Tennessee
Alternative nameSellars Farm state archaeological area, Sellars Indian mound
LocationLebanon, Tennessee, Wilson County, Tennessee,  USA
RegionMiddle Tennessee
Coordinates36°10′12.1″N 86°14′26.37″W
History
Founded1000 CE
Abandoned1300 CE
CulturesMississippian culture
Site notes
Architecture
Architectural stylesplatform mound
Architectural detailsNumber of temples: 1
Sellars Indian Mound
NRHP reference No.72001256[1]
Responsible body: State of Tennessee

Numerous sandstone figurines have been unearthed on the site.[2] One of these statues, known as "Sandy," was featured on a United States postage stamp.[3] and is the official State Artifact of Tennessee[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places". Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  2. Kevin E. Smith; James V. Miller (2009). Speaking with the Ancestors-Mississippian Stone Statuary of the Tennessee-Cumberland region. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-5465-7.
  3. "Art of the American Indians Stamps". Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  4. "Sandy, Tennessee's State Artifact". February 26, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

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