Boyd Mounds Site

Boyd Mounds Site
22 MD 512
Boyd Mounds Site is located in Mississippi
Boyd Mounds Site
Location in Mississippi today
LocationRidgeland, MississippiMadison County, Mississippi USA
RegionMadison County, Mississippi
Coordinates32°27′11.84″N 90°4′2.86″W / 32.4532889°N 90.0674611°W / 32.4532889; -90.0674611
History
CulturesLate Woodland and Early Mississippian period
Site notes
Architecture
Architectural stylesburial mounds
Architectural detailsNumber of temples: 6
Boyd Mounds Site
Area91 acres (37 ha)
NRHP reference No.89000784[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2011.