Denmark Mound Group

The Denmark Mound Group or Denmark Site (40MD85) is a Mississippian culture archaeological site on a low bluff overlooking Big Black Creek, a tributary of the Hatchie River near Denmark in Madison County, Tennessee. The site features include a village with over 70 structures, 2 rectangular platform mounds and a small conical burial mound as well as possible evidence of a surrounding palisade.[2] The site was added to the NRHP in 1992.[1]

Denmark Mound Group
(40 MD 85)
Denmark Mound Group is located in Tennessee
Denmark Mound Group
Location in Tennessee today
Alternative nameDenmark Site
LocationDenmark, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
RegionWest Tennessee
Coordinates35.50832°N 89.03041°W / 35.50832; -89.03041
History
CulturesMississippian culture
Architecture
Architectural detailsNumber of monuments: 3
Denmark Mound Group (40MD85)
NRHP reference No.92001656[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 7, 1992

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