page_title: Pinson Mounds
hierarchical_section_title: Pinson Mounds
caption_attribution_description: Mound 9 (commonly called Saul's Mound) at Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park near Pinson, Tennessee. Saul's Mound is 72 feet high, making it the second highest prehistoric mound in the United States. The mound's four corners are aligned with the four cardinal directions, and is situated at the center of a 400-acre complex that includes at least 17 smaller mounds.
context_page_description: The Pinson Mounds comprise a prehistoric Native American complex located in Madison County, Tennessee, in the region that is known as the Eastern Woodlands. The complex, which includes 17 mounds, an earthen geometric enclosure, and numerous habitation areas, was most likely built during the Middle Woodland period. The complex is the largest group of Middle Woodland mounds in the United States. Sauls' Mound, at 72 feet, is the second-highest surviving mound in the United States.
  The Pinson Mounds are now part of Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park, one of two archaeological parks in Tennessee. Pinson Mounds is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_section_description: The Pinson Mounds comprise a prehistoric Native American complex located in Madison County, Tennessee, in the region that is known as the Eastern Woodlands. The complex, which includes 17 mounds, an earthen geometric enclosure, and numerous habitation areas, was most likely built during the Middle Woodland period (c. 1-500 AD).  The complex is the largest group of Middle Woodland mounds in the United States.  Sauls' Mound, at 72 feet (22 m), is the second-highest surviving mound in the United States.
  The Pinson Mounds are now part of Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park, one of two archaeological parks in Tennessee (the other being Old Stone Fort near Manchester). Pinson Mounds is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
caption: Sauls' Mound (Mound 9) at the park
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