Denmark Mound Group
The Denmark Mound Group or Denmark Site (40MD85) is a Mississippian culture archaeological site on a low bluff overlooking Big Black Creek, a tributary of the Hatchie River near Denmark in Madison County, Tennessee. The site features include a village with over 70 structures, 2 rectangular platform mounds and a small conical burial mound as well as possible evidence of a surrounding palisade.[2] The site was added to the NRHP in 1992.[1]
Location in Tennessee today | |
Alternative name | Denmark Site |
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Location | Denmark, Madison County, Tennessee, USA |
Region | West Tennessee |
Coordinates | 35.50832°N 89.03041°W |
History | |
Cultures | Mississippian culture |
Architecture | |
Architectural details | Number of monuments: 3 |
Denmark Mound Group (40MD85) | |
NRHP reference No. | 92001656[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 7, 1992 |
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Scott Hadley, Jr. (2013). Multi-Staged Research at the Denmark Site, A Small Early-Middle Mississippian Town (Masters thesis). University of Memphis.
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