Pinson Mounds: Middle Woodland Ceremonialism in the Midsouth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781557286390)

Pinson Mounds: Middle Woodland Ceremonialism in the Midsouth is a comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of the largest Middle Woodland mound complex in the Southeast. Located in west Tennessee about ten miles south of Jackson, the Pinson Mounds complex includes at least thirteen mounds, a geometric earthen embankment, and contemporary short-term occupation areas within an area of about four hundred acres. A unique feature of Pinson Mounds is the presence of five large, rectangular platform mounds from eight to seventy-two feet in height. Around A.D. 100, Pinson Mounds was a pilgrimage center that drew visitors from well beyond the local population and accommodated many distinct cultural groups and people of varied social stations. Stylistically nonlocal ceramics have been found in virtually every excavated locality, all together representing a large portion of the Southeast. Along with an overview of this important and unique mound complex, Pinson Mounds also provides a reassessment of roughly contemporary centers in the greater Midsouth and Lower Mississippi Valley and challenges past interpretations of the Hopewell phenomenon in the region.

Author: Robert C. Mainfort Jr
ISBN-10: 1557286396
ISBN-13: 9781557286390
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2013
Pages: 310
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2014