Sauls Mound
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Sauls Mound is the largest and most prominent earthwork at the Pinson Mounds complex in Tennessee, notable as one of the tallest Native American mounds in the United States.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site feature
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platform mound ⓘ prehistoric earthwork ⓘ |
| access | visitor access via trails at Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | prehistoric Native American cultures ⓘ |
| constructedFrom | earth ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Madison County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalAttribution | Woodland period ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 1–500 CE ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial use (hypothesized)
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possible platform for structures ⓘ ritual use (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 22 meters
ⓘ
approximately 72 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of a National Historic Landmark (Pinson Mounds) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madison County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pinson Mounds NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| management | Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | local landowner Saul (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the tallest Native American mounds in the United States
ⓘ
being the largest earthwork at Pinson Mounds ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pinson Mounds complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular platform mound ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Woodland period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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