Description of mound topographic maps (raster images) in folder VJK-2010
[All images from Vernon J. Knight, Jr. (2010), Mound Excavations at Moundville: Architecture, Elites, and Social Order, University of Alabama Press.]


Mound M [Knight 2010: Figure 7.7.]
Topography: 2 ft (0.6 m) contours, based on a field map made in 1970-71.
Lowest contour: 168 ft (51.2 m) amsl (estimated).
Highest contour: 158 ft (48.2 m) amsl (estimated).
Positioning: estimated visually by comparison to photogrammetric map (Map 92-1).
Local datum (35 L 30 ft) at westernmost corner of excavations is at UTM 440,757.29 E, 3,651,684.86 N (zone 16).
Local grid is rotated 40.5 degrees clockwise relative to UTM grid.

