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Some mounds were developed with separate levels (or terraces) and aprons, such as Emerald Mound, which is one large terrace with two smaller mounds on its summit; or Monks Mound, which has four separate levels and stands close to 100 feet (30 m) in height. Monks Mound had at least ten separate periods of mound construction over a 200-year period.
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Aerial view of the "W" taken in 1951. The site was a ceremonial center consisting of an earthen enclosure with circular and rectangular elements and a separate smaller circular enclosure that contained the remains of a timber circle.
The site was used during the Middle Woodland Period and is associated with the Connestee people, [7] ancestors of the Cherokee. [8] They are a place of importance in Cherokee historical memory. [5] Native American presence in the area dates to as early as 8,000 BC. [9] The mound was built over an older settlement dating to about 300 AD.
A closeup of a shell midden in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.. A midden [a] is an old dump for domestic waste. [1] It may consist of animal bones, human excrement, botanical material, mollusc shells, potsherds, lithics (especially debitage), and other artifacts and ecofacts associated with past human occupation.
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Indian Mound Reserve is a public country park near the village of Cedarville, Ohio, United States.Named for two different earthworks within its bounds — the Williamson Mound and the Pollock Works — the park straddles Massies Creek as it flows through a small canyon.