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West Mounds
Date Added: 11th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
West Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 11th Mar 2024. Mound A with house on top. An obvious rectangular platform mound with ramps. Unclear how much the mound was modified by the owner.
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Log Text: 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.
Salomon Mounds
Date Added: 11th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Salomon Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 11th Mar 2024. Contour map of site
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Log Text: Site is mostly as described, in a private farm field. There is a parking pulloff and interpretive signage about 100-200 yds from Mound A, which is about as close as you can legally approach (No Trespassing signs make that clear!) . Mound C is just SW of Mound A. So close that past researchers have occasionally referred to it as a double-mound site.
Barbee Mound
Date Added: 11th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Barbee Mound submitted by stonetracker on 11th Mar 2024. Wide angle photo of the mound which is 6-7 ft high. The cemetery is located on the south bank of Carter Bayou.
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Log Text: The single conical mound is walk-up accessible and well maintained. Park in the cemetery.
Carson Mounds
Date Added: 25th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Carson Mounds submitted by AKFisher on 5th Aug 2023. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the
Carson Mounds today.
Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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Log Text: One of the most impressive Early Mississippian sites anywhere in the US, let alone MS. Outside of the Lake George (Holly Bluff) site, it is likely the largest Native American mound site in the state, covering over a mile of terrain that once hosted over 80 mounds, an earthen enclosure, and a large village site. 5 of the largest mounds are the only cultural features that remain visible today. Unfortunately most of them are on private property and can only be viewed legally from the road unless owner permission is obtained (or they are approached with caution and respect). Some are posted No Trespassing.
Only Mound B has an official parking pulloff. The rest can be accessed, but generally require parking in a private area with some short distance walking.
Dunn Mounds
Date Added: 12th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Dunn Mounds submitted by AKFisher on 10th Aug 2023. Dunn Mounds historical marker on site.
Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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Log Text: All of the mounds are on private residential property and farm land, so viewing is only possible from a distance. There is a parking pulloff next to the interpretive sign about 200 yds north of Mound A and considerably farther away from the other mounds.
Mound A is easily visible although quite overgrown, even in winter. A house sits on a very low rise which is presumably Mound B. I was unable to locate Mound C in the farm field.
Berry Cemetery Mound
Date Added: 15th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3
Berry Cemetery Mound submitted by stonetracker on 14th Mar 2024. The mound with historic cemetery in a cultivated field
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Log Text: There is no official parking for this site. On-street only. The mound is very visible about 100 yds from the road in a private farm field.
Parkin
Date Added: 15th Mar 2024
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Parkin submitted by Flickr on 20th Sep 2015. Museum at the Parkin Archaelogical State Park in Parkin Arkansas. They are excavating the remains of a Native American village which is believed to have been visited by Hernando De Soto in 1541. Image copyright: mdsilverhawke, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Log Text: Well preserved Late Mississippian village and mound site with a nice museum. A paved trail provides good access to and interpretation of all cultural features at the site, including historic features. Appears to be fully accessible to disabled visitors.
Richard's Bridge
Date Added: 19th Mar 2024
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2024
Richard's Bridge submitted by stonetracker on 19th Mar 2024. Aerial view of habitation site
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Log Text: Saw from the road. The village is now in a cultivated field. The original mound was destroyed when the paved road was built.
Commerce Mounds
Date Added: 25th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 3
Commerce Mounds submitted by stonetracker on 8th Mar 2024. View of the one remaining large platform mound. Site is on private property, so the closest approach is about 1000 ft.
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Log Text: This is on a large private farm with no close access and no safe on-street parking. There are private pkg lots across the main paved road about 1000 ft from the site where remote viewing is possible with some walking.
Alcorn Cemetery Mound
Date Added: 25th Mar 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Alcorn Cemetery Mound submitted by stonetracker on 11th Mar 2024. Alcorn Cemetery mound behind fenced enclosure. It appears to be a rectangular platform mound although the extent to which it has been modified and reshaped is not known.
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Log Text: Can park off road in a grassy pulloff area, at least in the winter. Cemetery is about a 100 yd walk.
Christmas Mound
Date Added: 7th Apr 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Christmas Mound submitted by AKFisher on 10th Aug 2023. Christmas Mound in Mississippi. It started as a midden mound in AD 400 and was enlarged to 10-feet in height in a small window of time. There are many similar mounds all over the southeast, most of which are unmarked. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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Log Text: Mound is as described about 200 yds east of the parking pulloff in a private cultivated area. Only remote viewing is possible.
Batesville Mounds
Date Added: 7th Apr 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Batesville Mounds submitted by AKFisher on 26th Jul 2023. Burial Mound at Batesville, Mississippi. It is one of the sites on the state's mound trail. Photo credit Gregory L. Little, Ed.D.
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Log Text: Visited twice in April 2024. This site is in a well maintained park, funded by both the town and state. Excellent interpretation and a paved walkway that allows disabled access to Mounds A-C. Mound D and the habitation areas require a further walk on an unpaved woods trail. Plenty of parking.
Ingomar Mounds
Date Added: 8th Apr 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Ingomar Mounds submitted by AKFisher on 28th Jul 2023.
Ingomar Mound in Mississippi. It was a massive mound complex surrounded by an earthwork & palisade. This platform mound is all that remains today.
Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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Log Text: Most of this Middle Woodland site, once comprising 13 mounds and a palisade, was destroyed by cultivation. Was only able to find Mound 1 (a small burial mound only visible as a slight rise) and Mound 14 (a large rectangular platform mound in good condition).
All publicly accessible with parking and some interpretation. Mound 14 is about 1000 ft away on a mown footpath. Mound 1 is off to the left on the way to 14.
Alligator Mounds (Clarksdale)
Date Added: 9th Apr 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Alligator Mounds (Clarksdale) submitted by stonetracker on 8th Apr 2024. Mound B, this is the closest mound to the road. All mounds are on a private farm and closer access is only possible with permission.
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Log Text: Although there is no official parking pulloff, the road has enough shoulder to pull partially off it opposite Mound B. Mound B and C are clearly visible in a field behind a wire fence. Mound A is mostly blocked from view. Mounds D and E are in the middle of cultivated land and I was unable to definitely ID them.
Shiloh Indian Mounds
Date Added: 9th Apr 2024
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Shiloh Indian Mounds submitted by AKFisher on 2nd Aug 2023. Burial mound at the Shiloh, Tennessee mound complex & village area. The complex is dated to AD 1200.
Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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Log Text: The mound site is very compact and easily accessible along a National Park Service road or via a foot trail. Park at either the Shiloh Indian Mounds Visitor Kiosk or in a paved pullout area next to Mound F. The latter is the closest to the mound and plaza complex itself and most of the mounds are within a several hundred yard radius.
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park
Date Added: 12th Apr 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Pinson Mounds - Sauls Mound submitted by symbionspacesuit on 14th Feb 2010. Sauls Mound (Mound 9)
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Log Text: Visited the Central or Inner section only. There's a lot to see here in this section alone if you include all of the mounds, habitation areas, other non-mound sites. It took me 3 hrs just to cover all of the Central area not including the museum. Most features with some exceptions are accessible via paved walkways so disabled access is good. Quite a bit of walking involved to see it all, and limited parking sites. The museum lot is the best base to start from for the Central area.
I will cover the western and eastern areas in a subsequent visit.
Pinson Mounds - Sauls Mound
Date Added: 12th Apr 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Pinson Mounds - Sauls Mound submitted by symbionspacesuit on 14th Feb 2010. Sauls Mound (Mound 9)
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Log Text: See main Pinson Mounds article for visit information
Pinson Mounds - Other Sites
Date Added: 19th Apr 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Pinson Mounds - Other Sites submitted by stonetracker on 24th Apr 2024. Mound 15 interpretation
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Log Text: See Pinson Mounds main page for my visitor log comments.
Owl Creek
Date Added: 7th Dec 2024
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Dec 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Owl Creek submitted by Creative Commons on 6th Jan 2019. Owl Creek Mounds The five Mississippian period platform mounds at this site were built between 1100 and 1200 A.D. The U.S. Forest Service owns two of the mounds including the largest 17-foot-high Mound I. Both are open to public visitation. Archeological excavations conducted at the site in 1991-1992 by Mississippi State University revealed the foundation remains of a ceremonial temple or elite residence that once stood atop Mound
www.nps.gov/nr/travel/mounds/owl.htm ...
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Log Text: Site is as described. The portion managed by the Forest Service contains two extant mounds, including Mound 1 the largest in the group. Mound 1 is pretty close to its original rectangular platform shape. The adjacent Mound 2 looks like it has been damaged by plowing but still quite visible. I was unable to find any obvious evidence of the remaining 3 mounds across the street.
There is a parking lot right next to Mound 2 and Mound 1 is a very short distance away.
Bynum
Date Added: 7th Dec 2024
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: United States (The South)
Visited: Yes on 1st Dec 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Bynum submitted by bat400 on 6th Sep 2012. Bynum Mounds and Village site. There were originally six burial mounds (the smaller ones much eroded by the plow.) All six were fully excavated and the two largest mounds were reconstructed .
Photo by bat400, Oct 2011.
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Log Text: Bynum is one of a half dozen or so mound sites spread out along the Natchez Trace, an ancient animal, Native American, and Euro American trail (now a highway) that traverses much of the state of Mississippi and parts of Alabama and Tennessee. The Trace is managed by the National Park Service. Commercial and residential development is prohibited within roughly several hundred yards east and west of the route, resulting in a forever wild strip of land that runs for over 300 miles through the Deep South part of the US.
Access to Bynum is via a short circular driveway that runs to the east at about mile marker 232.4 of the Trace. The two remaining mounds are easily viewed at a distance from the parking area, but I believe a paved walkway gets very close to the mounds. So it's accessible to the mobility impaired. .