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Sellars Indian Mound

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Founded
  
1000 CE

Cultures
  
Mississippian culture

Architectural details
  
Number of temples: 1

Region
  
Wilson County, Tennessee

Abandoned
  
1300 CE

Architectural styles
  
platform mound

Area
  
68 ha

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Location
  
Lebanon, Tennessee, Wilson County, Tennessee,  USA

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.

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

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