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  Location in Mississippi today | |
| Location | Ridgeland, Mississippi, Madison County, Mississippi,  USA |
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| Region | Madison County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 32°27′11.84″N90°4′2.86″W / 32.4532889°N 90.0674611°W /32.4532889; -90.0674611 |
| History | |
| Cultures | Late Woodland andEarly Mississippian period |
| Site notes | |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | burial mounds |
| Architectural details | Number of temples: 6 |
Boyd Mounds Site | |
| Area | 91 acres (37 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000784[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1989 |
| Responsible body: Private | |
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TheBoyd Mounds Site (22MD512) is anarchaeological site from theLate Woodland andEarly Mississippian period located inMadison County, Mississippi nearRidgeland. Many of the mounds were excavated by The National Park Service in 1964. It is located at mile 106.9 on the oldNatchez Trace, now theNatchez Trace Parkway. It was added to theNRHP on July 14, 1989 as NRIS number 89000784.[1]
The site consists of sixburial mounds dating to theLate Woodland andEarly Mississippian period. Of the six mounds at the site, Mound 2 is situated next to a parking area off theNatchez Trace Parkway and is accessible to visitors. Mound 2 is 110 feet (34 m) by 60 feet (18 m) and 4 feet (1.2 m) in height. Excavations done by the National Park Service in the early 1960s showed that the mound was initially two mounds that were constructed side by side but were later joined together when a new layer of earth was added to create a single oblong mound. Excavators also found the remains of forty one individuals, and an array of artifacts such as pottery in the mound.[2]
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