Dimensions: 1200 feet diameter
Enclosed Area: 16.5 Acres
Height of Walls: 5 feet
This earthen geometric enclosure is 1200 feet in diameter. Archaeologists have suggested that this earthen enclosure defined sacred space, where various . . . — — Map (db m234539) HM
Early archaeological excavations at Pinson Mounds uncovered evidence that the site had a minor reoccupation at least 1000 years after the Woodland Tradition builders abandoned the site.
While archaeologists have since found no evidence that . . . — — Map (db m234398) HM
Height: 4.3 feet
Base: 200 feet by 131 feet
Constructed: 200 A.D.
Culture: Middle Woodland
In 1982, archaeological investigations of Mound 10 indicated this was a platform or ceremonial mound. A central hearth was found atop the original . . . — — Map (db m234523) HM
In 1916, Smithsonian Archaeologist William Meyer designated this area as Mound 11. Archaeological investigations in 1978 revealed that this is not an earthen mound but a natural rise that was utilized as a habitation area during the occupation of . . . — — Map (db m223674) HM
Height: 4.5 feet
Age: A.D. 400-500
Base: 75' x 55'
Archaeological investigations on Mound 12 in 1975 revealed this mound was built upon a natural rise that was occupied during the early Woodland Period (ca. 800 - 200 B.C.), prior to the . . . — — Map (db m234395) HM
A Mississippian Wall Trench House
Base: 21 feet by 17 feet
Constructed: A.D. 1000
Culture: Mississippian
Archaeological investigations in this area revealed a rectangular structure known as a Wall Trench House, typically built during . . . — — Map (db m234397) HM
Height: Approximately 4 feet
Dimensions: Base: Approximately 150 x 165
Age: Probably A.D. 1-300
The eastern half of this rectangular platform mound has been severely damaged by plowing and erosion, but the western portion is largely . . . — — Map (db m234412) HM
Mound 28 is a very large, low platform mound that lies near the line of the Summer Solstice sunrise as viewed from atop Sauls Mound.
While not the tallest mound in the Pinson complex, Mound 28 has a tremendous volume of earth fill and a . . . — — Map (db m234546) HM
Height: 13.5 feet
Dimensions: Base Approx. 205 feet by 215 feet
Age: Probably A.D. 1-300
Culture: Middle Woodland
The third largest mound in the Pinson Mounds complex, Mound 28 seems to mark the northeast “corner" of the site. This . . . — — Map (db m234547) HM
Height: 12 feet
Dimensions: Base Approx. 160 feet by 170 feet
Age: Probably A.D. 1-300
Culture: Middle Woodland
Like Mound 28 to the north, this large ceremonial mound is located approximately 3300 feet from the centrally located Sauls . . . — — Map (db m234543) HM
Height: 3.5 feet
Dimensions: Diameter Approx. 80 feet
Age: Probably A.D. 1-300
Culture: Middle Woodland
Located just outside the geometric enclosure, this small earthwork may be a burial mound. Test excavations in 1988 revealed a . . . — — Map (db m234544) HM
Mounds Associated with the Great Circle Enclosure:
Mound 29 is a rectangular platform 161 ft. x 171 ft. at its base and 11 and half feet tall. It seems to be aligned with Saul's Mound, at the center of the complex, on the line of the . . . — — Map (db m234540) HM
Built between 1 and 500 A.D. by prehistoric Indians, this complex of over a dozen mounds contains the oldest flat-topped, ceremonial mounds in America. Religious ceremonies were conducted on the tops of these mounds, the tallest of which is over 70 . . . — — Map (db m52565) HM
Related Middle Woodland mound centers are located in northern Mississippi, eastern Arkansas, western Kentucky, and along the Tennessee River.
Although impresive, none of these centers rival Pinson Mounds in size (about 400 acres) or complexity. . . . — — Map (db m223677) HM
Pinson Mounds seems to have served as a type of pilgrimage site with people traveling great distances to participate in ceremonies.
Archaeologists have recovered portions of ceramic vessels at Pinson that were made and decorated in styles that . . . — — Map (db m223676) HM
Height: 72 feet
Base: About 370 feet by 300 feet
Constructed: 1-300 A.D.
Culture: Middle Woodland
Sauls Mound is the central mound of the Pinson Complex. This ceremonial mound is 72 feet tall and has four corners that point to the . . . — — Map (db m234393) HM
Sauls Mound is 72 feet tall and is the largest Middle Woodland mound in the United States.
Sauls Mound got its name from a previous owner of the site and is easily the most visually impressive earthwork at Pinson Mounds. The mound was built . . . — — Map (db m234394) HM
In the middle of this field can be seen a large depression. The dirt from here was probably used to build Sauls Mound. We know the Native Americans carefully layered some of the mounds with different colors of soil, sand and clay. These colors and . . . — — Map (db m234522) HM
A barrow pit is a designated source of material for the construction of earthen mounds or enclosures.
The only known barrow pit at Pinson Mounds is located near the largest mound, Sauls. The soil removed from this depression was likely used . . . — — Map (db m234514) HM
In 1916 Myer called this area the "Eastern Citadel." It is made up of a great circle that contains Mound 29 and, then, Mound 30 just beyond.
Recent research has helped to show that the roughly circular enclosure at Pinson is much like mound . . . — — Map (db m234525) HM
Approximately 2000 years ago, Native Americans across most of the eastern part of the continent, developed a complex ceremonial system during a period that archaeologists refer to as the Middle Woodland.
Mound building had been practiced by . . . — — Map (db m223679) HM
The immediate environment of Pinson Mounds includes two additional mound sites.
The Elijah Bray Site consists of a similar date range to Pinson Mounds. This site lies approximately six miles to the East of Pinson. The Johnston Site is more like . . . — — Map (db m223680) HM
At Spring Creek, Forrest, successful in the first part of his raid, regrouped his small brigade for further raids on Federals to the north. Here the 4th Alabama (Col. Russell), covering his rear, put to rout several companies of Federal cavalry and . . . — — Map (db m37209) HM
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