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Submitted by stonetracker on Monday, 11 March 2024  Page Views: 83

Multi-periodSite Name: West Mounds Alternative Name: Hood Mounds, 22 Tu 520
Country: United States Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Dundee MS
Latitude: 34.545920N  Longitude: 90.47294W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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stonetracker visited on 1st Feb 2024 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Mounds A, B, and C are in reasonable shape and visible. There is no official parking pulloff or signage, but there are shoulders nearby where you can get at least partially off the road. Mounds A and B face each other directly across the paved public road. Mound C is a few hundred yds south in a farm field near a derelict outbuilding. I parked in a grassy area near it. Mound D is not evident amongst the various farm buildings southeast of Mound A. But most experts have questioned whether it's a cultural feature.

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West Mounds submitted by stonetracker : Mound A with house on top. An obvious rectangular platform mound with ramps. Unclear how much the mound was modified by the owner. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Artificial Mound in The South

West Mounds consists of large platform mound, two or perhaps three smaller mounds, a plaza, and an village site. The mounds were all constructed during the Mississippian Period (Parchman Phase). However, the site was likely occupied as early as the Late Woodland Period (Baytown culture).

Mound A is a large, ramped, rectangular platform mound. It measures approximately 112m wide, 91m long, and 2.7m in height. There is a house on the top of Mound A with associated outbuildings, and drives.

Mound B is a sub-rectangular mound located 32m east of Mound A. It measures approximately 45m in diameter and 1.5m tall.

Mound C is a circular mound positioned on the edge of a slough located 337m south of Mound A. It measures approximately 36m in diameter and 2.25m tall. Lower Mississippi Survey archives indicate the plaza area is approximately 61m long, and oriented east and away from Mound A.

Mound D is a circular feature located 118m south-southeast of Mound A. It measures approximately 29m in diameter and not more than 1m in height. This mound was not mentioned in the most recent publications of work at West Mounds and may not be a cultural feature.

Location coordinates are given for Mound A.

Source of description, maps, and survey history (in the Comments section of this article):

- Travis Cureton, Stephen Harris, Erica Carpenter, and Jay K. Johnson
2014: Mississippi Mound Trail, Northern Region: Phase I Investigations. Report submitted to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson. Center for Archaeological Research, University of Mississippi, Oxford.

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West Mounds submitted by stonetracker : Archaeologist's sketch map of site from the 1940s. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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West Mounds submitted by stonetracker : Shaded relief map of site (Vote or comment on this photo)

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West Mounds submitted by stonetracker : Contour map of site (Vote or comment on this photo)

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West Mounds submitted by stonetracker : Mound C is considerably lower than the other mounds, likely due to farming activity. There has also been evidence of pot hunting and digging. It is a few hundred yards south of Mound A on an abandoned property. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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West Mounds submitted by stonetracker : Mound B, directly across the street from A. This is much more rounded and lower than A, in part due to cultivation and erosion. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: West Mounds by stonetracker on Monday, 11 March 2024
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Two consecutive University of Memphis field schools (1988-1989) made a broad scale surface collection at West Mounds and excavated at Mounds A and B, revealing two building stages for the former and single one for the latter. A burned structure with collapsed walls and several elaborately decorated miniature vessels was exposed on the stage 1 surface of Mound A. A suite of radiocarbon dates suggest an unusually late, 17th and perhaps early 18th century date for Mound A. However, no European trade goods were recovered. It was also noted that that the tenant house occupying the Mound A apron had been destroyed and a new residence built at the summit. The contours of the mound had also been reshaped. These events explain Mound A’s loss of height since 1947.

This site has a long history of archaeological investigation, starting in the early 20th century. For more, including maps and supplementary information referenced in this article, see:

-Travis Cureton, Stephen Harris, Erica Carpenter, and Jay K. Johnson
2014: Mississippi Mound Trail, Northern Region: Phase I Investigations. Report submitted to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson. Center for Archaeological Research, University of Mississippi, Oxford.
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Re: West Mounds by stonetracker on Monday, 11 March 2024
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More on Mound C:

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Re: West Mounds by stonetracker on Monday, 11 March 2024
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