Batesville Mounds, Conial archeological remains of the culture of indigenous people who flourished in North America from 3500 BCE to the 16th century CE
Batesville Mounds is an archaeological site in Panola County with four visible earthen mounds remaining from an original seven. Mound B is a rectangular platform mound rising about 9 feet (3 meters), while Mound C is cone-shaped and about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, with two others appearing as gentle rises across the landscape.
The site was first recorded in 1926 and dates to the Early to Middle Woodland Period, around 1 to 400 AD, when Native Americans built the mounds. Over the decades, some mounds were destroyed or damaged, including the nearby McCarter Mound that disappeared in 1968.
The mounds served as gathering places where communities held ceremonies and honored their ancestors. Visitors walking through the site can sense how these earthen structures shaped the spiritual and social life of the people who built them.
The site features more than 1.5 miles of paved and natural walking trails where visitors can explore the mounds up close. The park covers about 80 acres and is located on Highway 35 North in Batesville, offering plenty of space for walking and observing local plants and wildlife.
Next to the mounds, a historic railroad track from the mid-1800s still runs in use today, creating a direct connection to past transportation routes. Nearby, an old sunken or unused public road is believed to have once been part of the historic Stagecoach Road.
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