Shiloh Indian Mounds
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Shiloh Indian Mounds is a significant Mississippian-era archaeological site in Tennessee featuring earthen platform mounds and village remains that illuminate the complex pre-Columbian societies of the southeastern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shiloh Indian Mounds canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric Native American site ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | visitors ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
botanical remains
ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ faunal remains ⓘ house patterns ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| associatedWith | prehistoric mound-building peoples ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places records
|
| endDate | circa 1450 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Clarence Bloomfield Moore ⓘ |
| excavatedIn | 1899 ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
residential village ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
burial areas
ⓘ
earthen platform mounds ⓘ palisade remains ⓘ plaza area ⓘ village remains ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveTrails | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hardin County, Tennessee
ⓘ
Shiloh battlefield area ⓘ
surface form:
Shiloh National Military Park
Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| locatedOn | Tennessee River ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| near |
Shiloh battlefield area
ⓘ
surface form:
Shiloh Civil War battlefield
|
| numberOfMounds | at least 8 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Tennessee River floodplain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shiloh battlefield area
ⓘ
surface form:
Shiloh National Historic Landmark District
|
| preservationStatus | protected ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Mississippian social organization
ⓘ
prehistoric subsistence patterns ⓘ regional interaction networks ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates complex pre-Columbian societies of the Southeast
ⓘ
important for study of Mississippian chiefdoms ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 1000 CE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mississippian period ⓘ |
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