LSU Campus Mounds (16EBR6) - About The Name
The name used to refer to the mounds has been thoughtfully considered by an LSU committee that included representation from Louisiana's Native Tribes. "LSU Campus Mounds" was chosen because the majority of earthen mounds in the Americas have names that reference their location and because the mounds predate the colonization of the Americas, making the previous reference to American Indians in the name inaccurate. "LSU Campus Mounds" is also the official name used in the National Register of Historic Places and is our sincere effort to recognize the First Peoples who built the mounds and the location of these landmarks in the heart of LSU's campus.
16EBR6
In the Smithsonian Trinomial, the first number designates the state of Louisiana. The parish abbreviation narrows down the location of the site in the state. The last number indicates the mounds were the sixth archaeological site in the parish that was formally recorded by the state.
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