Kincaid — Mound Mx10 North Platform (Massac)
Kincaid Mx10 N
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)·Hallstatt / Early Iron Age; Mississippian·🇺🇸 Illinois, Massac County, Kincaid, United States
About
About Kincaid — Mound Mx10 North Platform (Massac)
Kincaid — Mound Mx10 North Platform (Massac) in Illinois, Massac County, Kincaid, United States is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Hallstatt / Early Iron Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions mound 22 m diameter × 6 m high; ditch 2 m deep; area 3.1 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hallstatt / Early Iron Age tumulus with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 100 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500–1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)
- Culture
- Hallstatt / Early Iron Age; Mississippian
- Builders
- Hallstatt
- Purpose
- Elite burial and ritual mound
- Rediscovered
- 1893
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500–1200 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1173 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1947
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0800° N · 88.4900° W · 100 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Kincaid — Mound Mx10 North Platform (Massac) — structure with stratified deposits
37.0798° N · 88.4921° WAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Kincaid — Mound Mx10 North Platform (Massac) — complex with stratified deposits
37.0819° N · 88.4921° WOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Kincaid — Mound Mx10 North Platform (Massac) — outlier with stratified deposits
37.0799° N · 88.4888° WReservoir/Cistern
hydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Kincaid — Mound Mx10 North Platform (Massac) — hydraulic with stratified deposits
37.0823° N · 88.4921° W