Boyd Mounds Site

Boyd Mounds Site
22 MD 512

Location in Mississippi today
Location	Ridgeland, Mississippi, Madison County, Mississippi, USA
Region	Madison County, Mississippi
Coordinates	32°27′11.84″N 90°4′2.86″W
History
Cultures	Late Woodland and Early Mississippian period
Site notes
Architecture
Architectural styles	burial mounds
Architectural details	Number of temples: 6
Boyd Mounds Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	91 acres (37 ha)
NRHP reference No.	89000784
Added to NRHP	July 14, 1989
Responsible body: Private

Boyd Mounds

The Boyd Mounds Site (22MD512) is an archaeological site from the Late Woodland and Early Mississippian period located in Madison County, Mississippi near Ridgeland. Many of the mounds were excavated by The National Park Service in 1964. It is located at mile 106.9 on the old Natchez Trace, now the Natchez Trace Parkway. It was added to the NRHP on July 14, 1989 as NRIS number 89000784.

Description

The site consists of six burial mounds dating to the Late Woodland and Early Mississippian period. Of the six mounds at the site, Mound 2 is situated next to a parking area off the Natchez Trace Parkway and is accessible to visitors. Mound 2 is 110 feet (34 m) by 60 feet (18 m) and 4 feet (1.2 m) in height. Excavations done by the National Park Service in the early 1960s showed that the mound was initially two mounds that were constructed side by side but were later joined together when a new layer of earth was added to create a single oblong mound. Excavators also found the remains of forty one individuals, and an array of artifacts such as pottery in the mound.

See also

• List of Mississippian sites
• Old Natchez Trace segments listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

External links

Media related to Boyd Mounds Site at Wikimedia Commons

• Boyd Mounds at NatchezTraceTravel.com