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  Location in Tennessee today | |
| Alternative name | Duck River site, Duck River Temple Mounds |
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| Location | South ofWaverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA |
| Region | Middle Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°59′30″N87°50′12″W / 35.99169°N 87.83659°W /35.99169; -87.83659 |
| History | |
| Cultures | Mississippian culture |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Platform mound,Burial mound |
| Architectural details | Number of monuments: 6 |
TheLink Farm State Archaeological Area (40 HS 6), also known as theDuck River Temple Mounds orDuck River site, is aMississippian culturearchaeological site located at the confluence of theDuck andBuffalo Rivers south ofWaverly inHumphreys County, Tennessee. The site is most widely known for the stone artifacts found during excavations in the late 19th century.[1][2][3]
The site features include two substructureplatform mounds, three conicalburial mounds, a loaf shaped mound, and a centralplaza area measuring 150 metres (490 ft) east to west and 250 metres (820 ft) north to south. The 90 acres (0.36 km2) site was acquired by the State of Tennessee in 1974 and is now preserved as part of theJohnsonville State Historic Park.[2][3][1]
The site is mostly known for being the location where the "Duck River cache" ofchert artifacts was discovered in December 1894 in a low hillock at the site. In March 1895 the same but slightly deeper location was also the site of the discovery of a paired male and female set ofMississippian sandstone statues nicknamed "Adam" and "Eve". The male statue is now at theMetropolitan Museum of Art and the female statue has been lost. The Duck River cache was acquired by theMcClung Museum of Natural History and Culture inKnoxville, Tennessee and is now on permanent display.[1][2][3]
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