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What can the great earthen mounds of the eastern woodlands tell us about the societies that built them?
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What was the purpose of the enormous system of earthen mounds built by native peoples?
Burial mounds were one of the purposes of the many mounds constructed by prehistoric natives in the Great Lakes region.
What Native American group that built large earthen mounds stretching from the Mississippi River valley to Ohio River valley?
hopewell or adena
Why did the Mississippian tribes build large mounds?
Some mounds were constructed around important public structures, such as temples. A temple would be built, then after a generation, destroyed and covered with earth. Some mounds were created to house burials. Some, such as the Great Serpent Mound in Ohio, are astronomical observations and are aligned with equinoxes or solstices. Some are effigy mounds, that is they are sculpted into representational forms, such as a giant bird. Mounds can be sites of elite houses, council houses, and temples and would be protected from flooding from nearby rivers.
Where is the cave of the mounds located?
Cave of the Mounds is located in Blue Mounds, WI. The address is: 2975 Cave of the Mounds Rd. Blue Mounds, WI 53517 More details? Visit caveofthemounds.com!
What was buried in hopewell mounds?
They buried their dead in mounds
What are some of the religions of the eastern woodlands?
They buried people in mounds hooks(:
What did the mound builders of Ohio build there mounds with?
They are earthen mounds.
What are the tribes of the Mississippi River Valley best known for?
Building large earthen mounds.
What was the purpose of the enormous system of earthen mounds built by native peoples?
Burial mounds were one of the purposes of the many mounds constructed by prehistoric natives in the Great Lakes region.
The tribes living in the Mississippi River Valley from around 800 A.D. until the 1500s were known for?
building large Earthen mounds
What did various Indian tribes regard most earthen mounds as a symbol of?
the Great Spirit ^^WRONG ANSWER The correct answer is Mother Earth
What Native American group that built large earthen mounds stretching from the Mississippi River valley to Ohio River valley?
hopewell or adena
What did pyramids evolve from?
Basically, they evolved from earthen burial mounds thrown up over graves. The more important the person, the higher the mound. When these important people found that those earthen mounds tended to flatten and disappear over time, they started to make them in stone. The triangular shape is simply a refinement of the original conical shape of the burial mound.
What remains from the 11000 year old civilization in what is now Alabama?
charcoal drawings made by these people still exist in Russell cave
Did the Anasazi live in the large earthen mounds?
No. They lived in house made of stone with mud mortar and plaster and logs for roof beams. Many were multi story.
What happened to the Mound Builders?
The Mound Builders were various groups of prehistoric inhabitants of North America who built mounds. The mounds of North America, according to archaeological research, were built over a long period of time, about 5,000 years, by different types of societies. Mound Builder or Mound People is also a general term referring to the Native North American peoples who constructed various styles of earthen mounds. In the eastern US, these included the Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian cultures. http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/science/mound-builders.html
Why did the Hopewell build mounds?
The various cultures collectively termed "Mound Builders" were inhabitants of North America who, during a 5,000-year period, constructed various styles of earthen mounds for religious, ceremonial, burial, and elite residential purposes.
