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The Mississippi Mound Trail is a driving tour of 33 sites adjoining U.S. Route 61 where indigenous peoples of the Mississippi Delta built earthworks. [1] The mounds were primarily built between 500 and 1500 AD, [ 2 ] but are representative of a variety of cultures known as the Mound Builders .
Shiloh Indian Mounds Site is an archaeological site of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture. Located beside the Tennessee River , it was inhabited from around 1000 CE until it was abandoned in approximately 1450 CE.
Journey to Winterville and explore one of the largest Native American mound sites in the United States. This National Historic Landmark features twelve prehistoric Native American mounds and two large plazas.
The following map tour provides the location and brief descriptions of eleven Native American mound sites in Mississippi. These eleven sites are recognized by the National Register of Historic Places and can be found on the National Parks Service webpage for Mississippi mounds.
A visit offers opportunities to contemplate the meanings of the mounds and the people who built them. The 200 plus American Indian mounds are located in one of the most picturesque sections of the Upper Mississippi River Valley.
Six mound sites spanning several centuries are protected by the Natchez Trace Parkway. Their contruction was a community effort. Emerald Mound at milepost 10.5, near Natchez, Mississippi, is the second largest American Indian mound site in the United States.
There are seven mound groups located along the Natchez Trace Parkway, all in Mississippi. Visiting the mounds allows you to see the rich legacy of American Indian cultural achievements.
Read more about Indian mounds of Mississippi Two of the mounds, the Great Sun’s Mound and the Temple Mound, have been excavated and rebuilt to their original sizes and shapes. A religious structure once stood atop the Temple Mound.
Located about 10 miles northeast of Natchez, Mississippi, Emerald Mound is the second-largest Mississippian Period ceremonial mound in the United States, surpassed only by Monk’s Mound near Cahokia, Illinois.
Luckily, there are plenty of clues scattered throughout the landscape of the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area: Native American mound sites, many of which are located along what is now the Natchez Trace Parkway.