Kuelap Fortress North — Mississippi Valley (St Louis)
Kuelap Fortress North Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Bronze Age·🇺🇸 Mississippi Valley, United States
About
About Kuelap Fortress North — Mississippi Valley (St Louis)
Kuelap Fortress North in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) rock art attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) rock-art traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Kuelap Fortress North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
38.4895° N · 90.2726° W · 118 m · 3 mapped features
Kuelap Fortress North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary rock-art feature at Kuelap Fortress North
38.4903° N · 90.2717° WKuelap Fortress North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Kuelap Fortress North
38.4888° N · 90.2732° WKuelap Fortress North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Kuelap Fortress North
38.4906° N · 90.2736° W