Antiquarians’ Perspectives on Pinson Mounds 2.0

From the time the first Euro-Americans set eyes on the mounds and embankments of Madison County, Tennessee, in the early 1820s, those prehistoric earthworks became a source of interest and speculation. Throughout the nineteenth century and into the early decades of the twentieth century, references...

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Published inPinson Mounds p. 19
Main Author Mary L. Kwas
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of Arkansas Press 01.09.2013
Subjects
Agricultural geography
Agricultural land
Agricultural sciences
Agriculture
Applied sciences
Archaeological sites
Archaeology
Biological sciences
Cartography
Cities
Civil engineering
Construction engineering
Earth sciences
Earthworks
Embankments
Engineering
Excavations
Geodesy
Geography
Geomorphology
Geotechnical engineering
Hills
Human geography
Landforms
Metropolitan areas
Mound complexes
Mound sites
Physical sciences
Political geography
Social sciences
Towns
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Summary:From the time the first Euro-Americans set eyes on the mounds and embankments of Madison County, Tennessee, in the early 1820s, those prehistoric earthworks became a source of interest and speculation. Throughout the nineteenth century and into the early decades of the twentieth century, references to the earthworks near Pinson found their way into numerous archaeological and historical accounts, which included eyewitness reports, scholarly catalogs, and armchair musings. Many of the published accounts today are obscure, while other documents languished in archives and were never published. Bringing them to light not only allows researchers to see Tennessee’s most outstanding archaeological
ISBN:1557286396
9781557286390
DOI:10.2307/j.ctt1ffjm8k.8