Shiloh Indian Mounds Site

Shiloh Indian Mounds National Historic Landmark
40 HR 7
Aerial illustration of the Shiloh Mounds Site
Shiloh Indian Mounds Site is located in Tennessee
Shiloh Indian Mounds Site
LocationHardin County, Tennessee
Nearest citySavannah, Tennessee
Coordinates35°08′29″N 88°19′15″W / 35.14139°N 88.32083°W / 35.14139; -88.32083
Area81 acres (33 ha)
ArchitectMississippian culture
Architectural styleMounds
NRHP reference No.79000279[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1979[1]
Designated NHLMay 5, 1989[2]

Shiloh Indian Mounds Site (40HR7) is an archaeological site of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture (a regional variation of the Mississippian culture).[3] It is located beside the Tennessee River on the grounds of the Shiloh National Military Park, in Hardin County of southwestern Tennessee. A National Historic Landmark, it is one of the largest Woodland era sites in the southeastern United States.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Shiloh Indian Mounds Site". National Historic Landmark summary. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  3. ^ "Southeastern Prehistory:Mississippian and Late Prehistoric Period". National Park Service. Retrieved June 16, 2011.