Pinson Mounds
E250482
Middle Woodland period site
Native American mound complex
archaeological site
ceremonial center
earthwork complex
platform mound
state archaeological park
Pinson Mounds is a large Middle Woodland period Native American ceremonial mound complex in western Tennessee, notable for its impressive earthworks associated with the Hopewell cultural tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pinson Mounds canonical | 2 |
| Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109786 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pinson Mounds Context triple: [Hopewell tradition, hasSite, Pinson Mounds]
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A.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
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B.
Winterville Mounds
Winterville Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mississippi featuring large earthen platform mounds built by the Mississippian culture.
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C.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
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D.
Angel Mounds
Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
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E.
Etowah Indian Mounds
Etowah Indian Mounds is a significant prehistoric archaeological site in Georgia featuring large earthen mounds built by the Mississippian peoples between roughly 1000 and 1550 CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pinson Mounds Target entity description: Pinson Mounds is a large Middle Woodland period Native American ceremonial mound complex in western Tennessee, notable for its impressive earthworks associated with the Hopewell cultural tradition.
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A.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
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B.
Winterville Mounds
Winterville Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mississippi featuring large earthen platform mounds built by the Mississippian culture.
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C.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
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D.
Angel Mounds
Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
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E.
Etowah Indian Mounds
Etowah Indian Mounds is a significant prehistoric archaeological site in Georgia featuring large earthen mounds built by the Mississippian peoples between roughly 1000 and 1550 CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Woodland period site
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Native American mound complex ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ ceremonial center ⓘ earthwork complex ⓘ platform mound ⓘ state archaeological park ⓘ |
| area | over 400 acres ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hopewell tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
burial mounds
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linear embankments ⓘ plazas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Middle Woodland period ⓘ |
| discoveredByNonIndigenous | 19th-century antiquarians ⓘ |
| elevationFeature | Sauls Mound ⓘ |
| function |
astronomical observations
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ceremonial center ⓘ ritual activities ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
museum
ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mound 10
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Mound 12 ⓘ Mound 29 ⓘ Ozier Mound ⓘ Sauls Mound ⓘ conical mounds ⓘ enclosures ⓘ geometric earthworks ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ |
| hasUse |
archaeological research
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| height | approximately 22 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madison County, Tennessee
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West Tennessee ⓘ
surface form:
western Tennessee
|
| managedBy | Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pinson, Tennessee ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Jackson, Tennessee ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| NRHPStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| numberOfMounds | at least 15 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Pinson Mounds
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park
|
| ownership |
Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Tennessee
|
| partOf | Pinson Mounds self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest Middle Woodland mound complexes in the United States ⓘ |
| siteType | non-residential ceremonial complex ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 1–500 CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pinson Mounds Description of subject: Pinson Mounds is a large Middle Woodland period Native American ceremonial mound complex in western Tennessee, notable for its impressive earthworks associated with the Hopewell cultural tradition.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sauls Mound
this entity surface form:
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park