Chucalissa is a major Mississippian culture archaeological site in Memphis, Tennessee, occupying a bluff above the Mississippi River. A Walls phase mound-and-plaza complex, it was occupied, abandoned, and reoccupied between about 1000 and 1550 CE. Its exceptionally well-preserved remains, including architecture and plant, animal, and human evidence, have allowed archaeologists to reconstruct both the settlement and daily life. Artifacts were identified in 1938, followed by decades of excavation that produced large collections now curated at the C. H. Nash Museum. Operated by the University of Memphis since 1962, Chucalissa is both an important research site and a key place for understanding the deep history of the Mississippi Valley.

Memphis, Tennessee · USA