The land surrounding the site is wet and subject to annual flooding, being only twenty feet above sea level.

The site is part of the Medora Plantation, after which it is named, and had been cultivated for many years prior to the excavation.

The land of which Manchac Point is composed was not built up behind the meander until the beginning of stage 13 (1300 CE), meaning it was not suitable for habitation until then.

At the center there was a rounded fire basin 2 feet (0.61 m) in diameter and six inches deep, lined with burned clay.

The mounds were composed of gray clay and brown silt, applied basket load at a time.

[2] The pottery of the Medora site was uniform in paste characteristics, soft, clay-tempered, and poorly fired, with the exception of a few shell-tempered sherds.

The color generally ranges in grays and tans, with a smooth surface finish that feels soft and chalky to the touch.

Reddish pebbles of flinty stone were found in Mound A, even though they do not naturally occur in the vicinity of the Medora site.

A cylindrical earspool of fired clay with flat faces and straight sides was found in Mound A.

[2] The land is part of the Medora Plantation, after which the site is named, and had been cultivated for many years prior to the excavation.