Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces yes
October 15, 1974
gptkbp:annualEvent Archaeofest
gptkbp:archaeological_culture gptkb:Hopewell_tradition
gptkbp:area 1,200 acres
gptkbp:built circa 1-500 CE
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Twin_Mounds
gptkb:Mound_1
gptkb:Mound_10
gptkb:Mound_12
gptkb:Mound_2
gptkb:Mound_28
gptkb:Mound_29
gptkb:Mound_3
gptkb:Mound_31
gptkb:Mound_4
gptkb:Mound_5
gptkb:Mound_6
gptkb:Ozier_Mound
gptkb:Sauls_Mound
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:excavatedBy Dan Morse
Phyllis Morse
William E. Myer
gptkbp:features gptkb:museum
walking trails
gptkbp:height_of_Sauls_Mound 72 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park
gptkbp:latitude 35.4833
gptkbp:location gptkb:Madison_County,_Tennessee
gptkbp:longitude -88.6833
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Tennessee_Department_of_Environment_and_Conservation
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pinson,_Tennessee
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Jackson,_Tennessee
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 72001251
gptkbp:number_of_mounds at least 17
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:period gptkb:Middle_Woodland_period
gptkbp:preserves prehistoric earthworks
gptkbp:publicTransit limited
gptkbp:significance largest Middle Woodland mound complex in the United States
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list no
gptkbp:usedFor ceremonial purposes
residential purposes
burial purposes
gptkbp:website https://tnstateparks.com/parks/pinson-mounds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mound_Builder_cultures
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6