Oxford in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Woodland
1,250 BC to AD 1000
— Choccolocco Park Interpretive Trail —
Photographed By Mark Hilton, January 26, 2020
1. Woodland Marker
Inscription.
Woodland period people established permanent communities within a climate and forest that was very similar to that experienced by today's residents of the Choccolocco Valley. By AD 100, the residents had started constructing the earthen mound located here. Around AD 500, the people living here constructed a stone mound on nearby Signal Mountain in what was perhaps an act of remembrance for their ancestors. These "burden stone” piles have been found on many of the surrounding mountains. Archaeologists distinguish between different groups of people living during this time primarily from the pottery they left behind such as the container illustrated below and recovered from here during archaeological excavations.
Woodland period people established permanent communities
within a climate and forest that was very similar to that
experienced by today's residents of the Choccolocco Valley. By
AD 100, the residents had started constructing the earthen
mound located here. Around AD 500, the people living here
constructed a stone mound on nearby Signal Mountain in what
was perhaps an act of remembrance for their ancestors. These
"burden stone” piles have been found on many of the
surrounding mountains. Archaeologists distinguish between
different groups of people living during this time primarily
from the pottery they left behind such as the container
illustrated below and recovered from here during
archaeological excavations.
Location. 33° 36.335′ N, 85° 47.67′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Alabama, in Calhoun County. Marker can be reached from Leon Smith Parkway. Located within Choccolocco Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 954 Leon Smith Parkway, Oxford AL 36203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Caver-Christian-Davis Farm (about 600 feet away,
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
