Aden Site
 Location within Mississippi today
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Valley Park, Mississippi, Issaquena County, Mississippi,  USA
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| Region | Issaquena County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 32°38′13.09″N 90°50′10.82″W / 32.6369694°N 90.8363389°W |
| History | |
| Founded | 800 CE |
| Abandoned | 900 CE |
| Cultures | Coles Creek culture |
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| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | platform mounds, plaza |
| Architectural details |
Number of monuments: 3 |
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Aden Site
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| Nearest city | Valley Park, Mississippi |
| NRHP Reference # | 88002698 |
| Added to NRHP | December 14, 1988 |
| Responsible body: Private | |
Number of monuments: 3
The Aden Site is an archaeological site that is the type site for the Aden Phase (800-900 CE) of Lower Yazoo Basin Coles Creek culture chronology. It corresponds to Middle Coles Creek, chronologically between the Bayland Phase and Kings Crossing Phase.
The Aden Site is located on the south bank of Jeff Davis Bayou, a mile and a half east of the unincorporated community of Valley Park, Issaquena County, Mississippi, U.S.A., near coordinates 32°38′13″N 90°50′11″W / 32.636969°N 90.836339°WCoordinates: 32°38′13″N 90°50′11″W / 32.636969°N 90.836339°W.
The site consists of three platform mounds making a triangular arrangement surrounding a small plaza, with the fourth side of the plaza bordered by Jeff Davis Bayou. This is considered to be a typical Coles Creek phase settlement pattern. The largest, designated Mound A, on the eastern border of the plaza is 3 metres (9.8 ft) in height, with the summit surface area measuring 23 metres (75 ft) by 17 metres (56 ft). The second largest mound, Mound B on the southern border of the plaza, is 3.5 metres (11 ft) high, and measuring 50 metres (160 ft) by 35 metres (115 ft) at its base. Mound C, located on the western border of the plaza, is 2 metres (6.6 ft) high and 50 metres (160 ft) in diameter. Mound C has been heavily degraded by cultivation, and may have been larger.
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