burial mounds

Natchez Trace Parkway – Bear Creek Mound

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Bear Creek Mound - National Park Service sign

My final stop in Mississippi for this journey is at Bear Creek Mound along the Natchez Trace Parkway near Tishomingo. According to the National Park Service sign, this site has been used by humans going back 10,000 years: “The village site was occupied as early as 8000 B.C. by hunters who stayed only long enough … Read more

Natchez Trace Parkway – Pharr Mounds

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Pharr Mounds - Zoomed-in view of mound from the overlook

img alt tags Pharr Mounds is the next stop on my Natchez Trace Parkway exploration at milepost 286. Quote from the entrance sign: Pharr Mounds is the largest and most important archaeological site in northern Mississippi. Eight large dome-shaped burial mounds are scattered over an area of 90 acres (100 football fields). These mounds were … Read more

Owl Creek Mounds Archaeological Site

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Owl Creek Mounds - View of Mound II from atop Mound I

Took a short detour about 3 miles west of the Natchez Trace Parkway for a stop at the Owl Creek Mounds Archaeological Site in the Tombigbee National Forest. The site is of importance to the Chickasaw Nation and the story of Mississippian period in the Southeastern United States and is recognized on the National Register … Read more

Natchez Trace Parkway – Bynum Mounds

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Natchez Trace Parkway - Bynum Mounds

Leaving my family in Amory, Mississippi and beginning my trip north towards home. I had heard about the Natchez Trace but wasn’t familiar with what it was so I started there to learn more. My first stop along that route was at Bynum Mounds. The Natchez Trace Parkway is a scenic highway that follows along … Read more