Definition: The Coles Creek culture is the name given to sites created by a group of pottery-making farmers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, ca. AD 400 to 1100. The Lower Mississippi Valley of the United States Coles Creek culture is considered ancestral to the blossoming of the Mississippian cultures in the American middle west.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
Examples:
Crenshaw site (Arkansas)
