Burial mounds were one of the purposes of the many mounds constructed by prehistoric natives in the Great Lakes region.
for burial mounds and for burial homes
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Built elaborate earth mounds
Cahokia was a pre-Columbian Native American city located near present-day St. Louis, Missouri, known for its large earthen mounds and significant population, making it one of the largest urban centers in North America around 1100 AD. Aztalan, situated in Wisconsin, was a smaller settlement that also featured earthen mounds and is thought to have been influenced by the Mississippian culture. Both sites reflect the complex societies and cultures of indigenous peoples in North America before European contact, showcasing advanced agricultural practices, trade networks, and social organization.
They were known for their agriculture, art and mound building of ceremonial and burial sites.
They are earthen mounds.
Building large earthen mounds.
The MISSISSIPPIAN INDIANS made the mounds.
for burial mounds and for burial homes
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.
building large Earthen mounds
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hopewell or adena
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.
charcoal drawings made by these people still exist in Russell cave
Built elaborate earth mounds
Prehistoric mounds were mostly used either as hill forts or burial places.