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Middle Woodland ceremonialism at Pinson Mounds, Tennessee
American antiquity • 53 • Published In 1988 • Pages: 158-173
By: Mainfort, Robert C..
Abstract
Mainfort describes the platform mounds, the burial mounds, and other geometric earthworks at the site of Pinson Mounds. He emphasizes that platform mounds were also constructed in the Middle Woodland and not just during the Mississippian period. These platform mounds were constructed without structures on their top. This also points to a nonmortuary use of this center. As Mainfort states, '…the mound group apparently was constructed for ceremonial use by a number of relatively small societies lacking mutivillage political authority.' (page 169). Also briefly described are the excavations.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2003
- Field Date
- 1974-1975, 1981-1983
- Coverage Date
- 2000 BP-1500 BP (1 A.D.-500 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Pinson Mounds, Madison County, Tennessee, United States
- Notes
- Robert C. Mainfort, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-173)
- LCCN
- 46036122
- LCSH
- Woodland culture