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The name of the park was changed to Mound State Monument and was opened to the public in 1939. During a 1980 break-in at the Erskine Ramsay Archaeological Repository at Moundville, 264 pottery vessels, one fifth of the vessel collection curated by the Alabama Museum of Natural History, were stolen. The highest-quality specimens were taken.
The Moundville Archaeological Museum is an archaeological park and museum in Moundville, Alabama The museum houses artifacts and displays exhibits on over 60 years of archaeological excavations and investigations in the Moundville Archaeological Park. The Jones Archaeological Museum located in the park was opened on May 16, 1939, and was ...
The Moundville Archaeological Park is a National Historic Landmark. The 320-acre (1.3 km 2) park contains 26 prehistoric, Mississippian culture-era Native American earthwork mounds, burial sites and artifacts. [13] The largest mounds are located near the Black Warrior River. Mounds become smaller as one goes farther from the river.
Moundville is the name of several places in the United States: Moundville, Alabama Moundville Archaeological Site , a prehistoric chiefdom center near Tuscaloosa, Alabama
It is important to understanding the history and culture of the Mobile-Tensaw delta in late prehistoric times and was designated as a National Historic Landmark [2] on March 10, 1995, making it one of only two such sites in Alabama (alongside Moundville Archeological Park). Bottle Creek Site marker at Blakeley State Park
At 69 feet (21 m) high and 295 feet (90 m) in diameter, the Grave Creek Mound is the largest conical type burial mound in the United States. In 1838, much of the archaeological evidence in this mound was destroyed when several non-archaeologists tunneled into the mound.
The visitor center includes a short orientation film for the site. Its gift shop has a variety of craft goods, and books related to the park. In the early 1990s, the National Park Service renovated its facilities at the park. The large park encompasses 702 acres (2.84 km 2), and has 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (8.9 km) of walking trails. Near the visitor ...
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