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Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
The Fisher Mound Group is a group of burial mounds with an associated village site located on the DesPlaines River near its convergence with the Kankakee
Fisher_Mound_Group
Largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas
Monks Mound is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica. The beginning of its construction dates
Monks_Mound
Archaeological site in southwestern Illinois, US
The Cahokia Mounds (also simply known as Cahokia) /kəˈhoʊkiə/ (11 MS 2) is the site of a Native American city (which existed c. 1050–1350 AD) directly
Cahokia
Ridgetop Mississippian mound in Madison County, Illinois
Mound 72 is a small ridgetop mound located roughly 850 meters (2,790 ft) to the south of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Early
Mound_72
Legendary Indigenous North American creature
Whale (q.v.) have been traditionally told by various Pacific coast tribal groups. Studies have scrutinized the possible connection with the Cascadia subduction
Thunderbird_(mythology)
United States historic place
sixteen mounds were destroyed. The mounds in Forest Park were mapped and excavated and had human remains associated with them. A group of mounds was near
Sugarloaf_Mound
Mythological serpent found in the mythology of many cultures
cultures Oneota Anker Beattie Park Blood Run Carcajou Point Fifield Fisher Mound Group Gentleman Farm Grand Village of the Illinois Griesmer Hartley Fort
Horned_Serpent
North Carolina archaeological site
Biltmore Mound is a historical and archaeological site on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The Biltmore Mound is a platform mound which
Biltmore_Mound
Pre-Columbian cultures of North America
Many pre-Columbian cultures in North America were collectively termed "Mound Builders", but the term has no formal meaning. It does not refer to specific
Mound_Builders
Indigenous folk monster
panther on one panel and the Thunderbird on the other. The Alligator Effigy Mound (cf. fig. right) in Granville, Ohio has been hypothesized as depicting an
Underwater_panther
Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
Mound Group is a grouping of Late Woodland period Indian mounds located in downtown Rockford, Illinois, United States. The Beattie Park Mound Group is
Beattie_Park_Mound_Group
Earthwork or mound intended to support a structure or activity
platform mound is any earthwork or mound intended to support a structure or elevate an activity. It typically refers to a flat-topped mound whose sides
Platform_mound
Archaeological site in North Carolina, US
total of four earthwork mounds have been found at the site; three have been excavated. One of the three Garden Creek Mounds (31Hw1-3) is believed to
Garden_Creek_site
Archaeological site
The Chauga Mound (38OC1) is an archaeological site once located on the northern bank of the Tugaloo River, about 1,200 feet (370 m) north of the mouth
Chauga_Mound
Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States
The Chickasawba Mound, designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 3M55, is an archaeological site in Blytheville, Arkansas. It encompasses the remains of
Chickasawba_Mound
Archaeological site in Hinds County, Mississippi
Pocahontas Mound B on April 11, 1972, as NRIS number 72000694. The mounds are listed on the Mississippi Mound Trail. The site consists of two mounds, a rectangular
Pocahontas_Mounds
Mound at Cahokia Mounds in Illinois
Mound 34 is a small platform mound located roughly 400 metres (1,300 ft) to the east of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Excavations
Mound_34
Agricultural technique of Indigenous people in the Americas
planted together in mounds formed by hilling soil around the base of the plants each year; squash is typically planted between the mounds. The cornstalk serves
Three_Sisters_(agriculture)
Historical Native American tribe from Florida and Georgia, US
Apalachee, which is now extinct. The Apalachee occupied the site of Velda Mound starting about 1450 CE,[citation needed] but they had mostly abandoned it
Apalachee
Native American historical site in Illinois, U.S.
Dickson Mounds is a Native American settlement site and burial mound complex near Lewistown, Illinois. It is located in Fulton County on a low bluff overlooking
Dickson_Mounds
Cultural period in parts of the US (1000 CE – 1500 CE)
Eastern Agricultural Complex crops, and whose mound-building activities were more limited to burial mounds. The Mississippian period is itself subdivided
Mississippian period (archaeology)
Mississippian_period_(archaeology)
Archaeological site in Kentucky, US
Wickliffe Mounds (15 BA 4) is a prehistoric, Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Ballard County, Kentucky, just outside the town of Wickliffe
Wickliffe_Mounds
Historic site in Alabama, United States
The Taskigi Mound or Mound at Fort Toulouse – Fort Jackson Park (1EE1) is an archaeological site from the South Appalachian Mississippian Big Eddy phase
Taskigi_Mound
Archaeological site in Tennessee, US
The Castalian Springs Mound State Archaeological Area (40SU14) (also known as Bledsoe's Lick) is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located near
Castalian_Springs_Mound_Site
Set of eight Mississippian copper plates
or early 14th century. The remains of copper workshops discovered near Mound 34 at Cahokia are so far the only copper workshops found at a Mississippian
Wulfing_cache
Archaeological site in Georgia, US
Etowah Indian Mounds (9BR1) are a 54-acre (220,000 m2) archaeological site in Bartow County, Georgia, south of Cartersville. Built and occupied in three
Etowah_Indian_Mounds
Series of timber circles at the Cahokia archaeological site, US
timber circles located roughly 850 metres (2,790 ft) to the west of Monks Mound at the Mississippian culture Cahokia archaeological site near Collinsville
Cahokia_Woodhenge
Archaeological site in Oklahoma, US
platform mounds and one burial mound in an 80-acre (0.32 km2) area on the south bank of the Arkansas River. The heart of the site is a group of nine mounds surrounding
Spiro_Mounds
Archaeological site in Florida, US
Velda Mound (8LE44) is a Native American archaeological site in northern Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States. The site consists of a small
Velda_Mound
16th-century Mississippian chief in present-day Alabama
with a platform mound and plaza. Upon entering the village, de Soto was taken to meet the chief under a portico on top of the mound. Chapter VII-In which
Tuskaloosa
Native American game
excavations, although a copper sheath found next to chunkey stones at Cahokias Mound 72 may be an exception. pillbox hat – A cylindral shaped hat composed of
Chunkey
Fortress town of the Mississippian culture destroyed by the Spanish Empire in 1540
messenger was sent ahead to Mabila. When Tuskaloosa arrived with the first group of Spaniards, he asked the Spanish people to leave the settlement and territory
Mabila
Ancient Cherokee town and United States national historic site
area east of the Appalachian Mountains. The archeological site of "Nununyi Mound and Village Site," which contains evidence of Mississippian culture-period
Nununyi
of notable burial mounds in the United States built by Native Americans. Burial mounds were built by many different cultural groups over a span of many
List of burial mounds in the United States
List_of_burial_mounds_in_the_United_States
Archaeological site in Florida, United States
The Portavant Mound (also known as the Portavant Mound Site or Snead Island Temple Mound or Portavant Indian Mound) is an archaeological site on Snead
Portavant_Mound
Regional similarity of Mississippian cultures
Effigy Mound Angel Mounds Cahokia Castalian Springs Mound Site Etowah Indian Mounds Hiwassee Island Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site Kolomoki Mounds Lake
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
Southeastern_Ceremonial_Complex
Mississippian culture archaeological site
051 km2) with three platform mounds and a plaza. Two of the mounds were over 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) in height. The main mound was built up in four stages
Little Egypt (archaeological site)
Little_Egypt_(archaeological_site)
Method of burial used by Native Americans
the people who built the earthwork mounds. Putnam concluded that the people of the area were connected with groups from the central Mississippi River
Stone_box_grave
Mississippian culture archaeological site
The Starr Village and Mound Group (11MP3), is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located on a bluff overlooking Macoupin Creek southwest of Carlinville
Starr_Village_and_Mound_Group
Archaeological site in South Carolina, United States
Blair Mound is a historic archaeological site located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. Blair Mound is an earthen mound structure in the
Blair_Mound
Archaeological culture in the southeastern US
Fort Walton Mound with one large capital located at the Bottle Creek site. The site is the largest on the Gulf Coast and with 18 mounds is comparable
Pensacola_culture
the likely site of the Coosa capital Sixtoe Mound Bell Field Mound Site Talimachusi Etowah Indian Mounds (Itaba) The primary destination of the expedition
List of sites and peoples visited by the Hernando de Soto Expedition
List_of_sites_and_peoples_visited_by_the_Hernando_de_Soto_Expedition
United States historic place
house mounds, and eight mounds. Seven of the mounds were substructure platform mounds and the seventh was a Woodland period conical burial mound. It was
Shiloh_Indian_Mounds_Site
Language family of Southeast US
but Mary Haas and Pamela Munro both classify it with the Alabama–Koasati group. For connections among these groupings, one influential classification is
Muskogean_languages
United States historic place
Fort Walton Mound (8OK6) is an archaeological site located in present-day Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States. The large platform mound was built
Fort_Walton_Mound
Form of Native American art
pre-contact examples of the Cox Mound gorget style, found in Tennessee and northern Alabama and dating from 1250 to 1450 CE. The Cox Mound gorget style features
Shell_gorget
United States historic place
The Emerald Mound Site (22 AD 504), also known as the Selsertown Site, is a Plaquemine culture Mississippian period archaeological site located on the
Emerald_Mound_site
Archaeological site in Indiana
Angel Mounds State Historic Site (12 VG 1), an expression of the Mississippian culture, is an archaeological site managed by the Indiana State Museum and
Angel_Mounds
Ceramics of the Mississippian culture (800 to 1600 CE)
plundered many Mississippian mounds for the fine funerary effigies and other vessels placed as grave goods within mounds and surrounding village areas
Mississippian_culture_pottery
Archaeological site in Wisconsin, United States
artifact analysis, sherds were categorized into 27 different groups, but only 7 of these groups are actually recognized pottery types. The remainder are mostly
Carcajou_Point_site
Mississippian culture artifacts
first long nosed god maskette was found next to a skull in a grave in Big Mound in St. Louis in 1870. Since then over twenty of these artifacts have been
Long-nosed_god_maskette
United States historic place
Mississippian culture period, which was likely when its earthwork platform mounds were built. It was also occupied during the eighteenth century as a Cherokee
Tomotley
Area in present-day Florida
earthworks such as mounds, for religious, political and ceremonial purposes. The Apalachee occupied what archaeologists call the Velda Mound site from about
Apalachee_Province
Native American culture
was some mix of these, is not clear. Mississippian culture Toolesboro Mound Group Upper Mississippian culture Gibbon, Guy E. (1982) Oneota Studies. Green
Oneota
Archaeological site in Alabama, United States
Bottle Creek Indian Mounds (1BA2) is an archaeological site owned and monitored by the Alabama Historical Commission located on a low swampy island within
Bottle_Creek_Indian_Mounds
United States historic place
"Great Mound Group." Due to structural similarities in the mounds and ceramic chronologies, these sites are believed to have been contemporaneous. Mound Bottom
Mound_Bottom
Type of chert
to and traded at regional mound centers such as the Hale Site, a palisaded village with a platform mound and a burial mound. From these local sites, they
Mill_Creek_chert
Archaeological site in Illinois, United States
The Emerald Mound and Village Site (Emerald Site) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site located northwest of the junction of Emerald Mound Grange and
Emerald Mound and Village Site
Emerald_Mound_and_Village_Site
Archaeological site in Georgia, US
The Sixtoe Mound site (9MU100) is an archaeological site in Murray County, Georgia excavated by Arthur Randolph Kelly from 1962-1965 as a part of the
Sixtoe_Mound
Beverage made from yaupon holly
drink rituals. Many examples of shell cups found in Mississippian culture mounds are engraved with S.E.C.C. imagery. A few examples portray what is theorized
Yaupon_tea
United States national historic site and former Cherokee town
mound and earlier village built by ancestral peoples. As their expression of public architecture, the Cherokee built a townhouse on top of the mound.
Too-Cowee
explorer Athanase de Mézières recorded seeing several mounds in Hasinai territory. He wrote that the mounds were created by the local Indians, "in order to
Neche_people
Archaeological site in Louisiana, US
and Plaquemine period. The site formerly had three mounds and was a group known as the McTheney Mounds site. It is situated on a natural levee on the east
Venable_Mound
Archaeological site in Alabama, United States
on the site. Of the two largest mounds in the group, Mound A occupies a central position in the great plaza, and Mound B lies just to the north. It is
Moundville Archaeological Site
Moundville_Archaeological_Site
Archaeological site in Louisiana, United States
The Gahagan Mounds Site (16RR1) is an Early Caddoan Mississippian culture archaeological site in Red River Parish, Louisiana. It is located in the Red
Gahagan_Mounds_Site
Historic site in Tennessee, United States
The Denmark Mound Group or Denmark Site (40MD85) is a Mississippian culture archaeological site on a low bluff overlooking Big Black Creek, a tributary
Denmark_Mound_Group
Cult associated with the Mississippian culture
Mississippian cult was associated with earthen platform mounds. The act of rebuilding the mounds, of adding additional layers of earth over burials, served
Earth/fertility_cult
Native American country centered at Coosa
Georgia. The capital of Coosa, it had a large plaza and three platform mounds, as well as residential dwellings. Researchers have found various Mississippian
Coosa_chiefdom
Archaeological site in Georgia, US
As the site was inhabited for 50 years or less, no monumental platform mounds were constructed there. If occupation had lasted longer, succeeding generations
King_Archaeological_Site
National Historic Landmark in North Carolina
Town Creek Indian Mound (31 MG 2) is a prehistoric Native American archaeological site located near present-day Mount Gilead, Montgomery County, North
Town_Creek_Indian_Mound
Archaeological site in Alabama, United States
Indian Mound Park, also known as Shell Mound Park or Indian Shell Mound Park, is a park and bird refuge located on the northern shore of Dauphin Island
Indian Mound Park (Dauphin Island, Alabama)
Indian_Mound_Park_(Dauphin_Island,_Alabama)
Archaeological site
The Summerour Mound site (9FO16) is an archaeological site located in Forsyth County, Georgia. It was formerly on a floodplain of the west bank of the
Summerour_Mound_site
Archaeological site in Illinois, US
The Kincaid Mounds Historic Site (11MX2-11; 11PO2-10) c. 1050–1400 CE, is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located at the southern tip of present-day
Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site
Kincaid_Mounds_State_Historic_Site
Archaeological site in Tennessee, United States
Sellars Indian mound, is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Wilson County, Tennessee, near Lebanon. The platform mound was the site
Sellars_Farm_Site
Archaeological site in Mississippi
Foster's Mound (22 AD 503) is a Plaquemine culture archaeological site located in Adams County, Mississippi northeast of Natchez off US 61. It is the
Foster's_Mound
Archaeological site in Georgia, US
34°41′01″N 83°42′32″W / 34.6835°N 83.709°W / 34.6835; -83.709 The Nacoochee Mound (Smithsonian trinomial 9WH3) is an archaeological site on the banks of the
Nacoochee_Mound
Pre-Columbian culture in North America
around an existing mound from the Mississippian period, typically the Cherokee built their townhouse on top of the earthen mound. The palisades had off-set
Pisgah_phase
Indigenous civilization in present-day Southern Plains
build earthwork platform mounds, often used for temples, in addition to building elite residences and constructions. The mounds were arranged around large
Caddoan_Mississippian_culture
American civic worker and community activist
Minnie Fisher was born in 1896 to parents Warren and Mary Elizabeth Fisher of Vicksburg, Mississippi, who were among first group of settlers in Mound Bayou
Minnie_L._Fisher
Archaeological site in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States
dam project, but Mound C is still intact. Two other small rises still exist (Mound D and Mound E), but it is unclear if they were mounds or natural features
Ghost_site
Historical settlement of the Apalachee people
of the former capital, the Lake Jackson Mounds Site, in approximately 1500. The fact that no platform mounds are found at Anhaica may indicate a political
Anhaica
Historic Native American people in Georgia, US
"proto-Guale" people from other groups. The prehistoric people were organized into polities. They built Mississippian-type platform mounds, major earthworks requiring
Guale
Archaeological culture in the lower Mississippi River Valley, United States
possibility for the second group is the Emerald Phase (1500 – 1680) of the Natchez chiefdom, headquartered at the massive Emerald Mound; which was in its ascendancy
Plaquemine_culture
Native American historic tribe
cultures Oneota Anker Beattie Park Blood Run Carcajou Point Fifield Fisher Mound Group Gentleman Farm Grand Village of the Illinois Griesmer Hartley Fort
Nechaui
Native American polity
that the villagers helped them erect a large wooden cross on the central mound. When de Soto determined to press on and visit the nearby tribe called the
Casqui
Culture hero in Siouan oral traditions
giving them an owl-like appearance. The first of these was discovered in Big Mound within St. Louis in 1870, where they lay beside the skull in a grave. Since
Red_Horn
Archaeological site in Georgia, USA
Mississippian culture mound. The Dyar site is thought to have been one of the principal towns of either Ocute or Cofitachequi. The platform mound located at the
Dyar_site
Native American tribe from eastern Texas and southwestern Arkansas
diseases, particularly smallpox, wreaked havoc upon Nasoni and other Caddo groups, forcing them to consolidate for survival. In 1719, French explorers established
Nasoni
Former indigenous American political entity
Capital of the Ramey State". Early State Economics. Taylor and Francis Group: 143–175. doi:10.4324/9781351316606-7. ISBN 9781351316606. Ancient Cahokia
Cahokia_polity
Pre-Columbian archaeological site in North Carolina
Today, a platform mound, estimated to have been built about 1000 CE, is the only extant feature left of the Cherokee town. The mound site and a small area
Nikwasi
Early North American Indigenous culture
such group. This, combined with Iroquoian raids to the north, likely spelt their dissolution and movement away from the confluence region. Angel Mounds List
Caborn-Welborn_culture
United States historic place
to 13th centuries. The indigenous people constructed massive earthwork mounds for religious and political purposes. They were part of a widespread culture
Aztalan_State_Park
Native American polity of uncertain origins, in present-day Louisiana and Arkansas
its territory. Other scholars have proposed the Glass site and Emerald Mound as possibilities for the two polities. The Glass site is on the flood plain
Quigualtam
Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States
protohistoric Mississippian culture group. The Menard Mound was named for Frank Menard, on whose farm the mound was discovered. The site is considered
Menard–Hodges_site
Archeological Site
The Carson Mounds (22 CO 505), also known as the Carson Site and Carson-Montgomery- is a large Mississippian culture archaeological site located near Clarksdale
Carson_Mounds
Archaeological site in Kentucky, United States
the Ohio River and the Wabash Rivers. The site included a Native American mound and an extensive village occupation dating between 1400 and 1650 CE. Although
Slack_Farm
Archaeological culture in the Ohio River valley
Serpent Mound. In 1999, an archaeological study by Brad Lepper and Tod A. Frolking used radiocarbon testing to show that the Alligator Effigy Mound in Granville
Fort_Ancient
Mississippian polity in the lower Ohio Valley
The Angel phase or Angel Mounds Chiefdom describes a 300–400-year old Mississippian polity in the central portions of the United States of America. Angel
Angel_phase_chiefdom
Historical Native American tribe from the Carolinas, U.S.
militarism provided groups such as the Cheraw with a shared heritage drawing from heroes and stories rooted in conflict, increasing group solidarity. John
Cheraw
Archaeological site in North Carolina, United States of America
European artifacts have been found, in addition to an earthwork platform mound and remains of a 16th-century Spanish fort. The first European encounters
Joara
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