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Sellars Farm site
40 WI 1
Sellars Indian Mound.jpg
The main mound at the site
Sellars Farm site is located in Tennessee
Sellars Farm site
Location in Tennessee
Alternative name Sellars Farm state archaeological area, Sellars Indian mound
Location Lebanon, TennesseeWilson County, Tennessee USA
Region Middle Tennessee
Coordinates 36°10′12.1″N 86°14′26.37″W / 36.170028°N 86.2406583°W / 36.170028; -86.2406583
History
Founded 1000 CE
Abandoned 1300 CE
Cultures Mississippian culture
Site notes
Architecture
Architectural styles platform mound
Architectural details Number of temples: 1
Sellars Indian Mound
NRHP reference No. 72001256
Responsible body: State of Tennessee

Sellars Farm site (40WI1), also known as the Sellars Farm state archaeological area and 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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