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Q: Why were the Effigy Mounds likely built?
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Were the effigy mounds built in the shape of constellations in the sky?

no: The Effigy Mounds were built in the shape of animals and birds. The Effigy Mounds have conical, linear, or compound shapes.


Why were the effigy mounds built?

For religious purposes


Where is Effigy Mounds National Monument?

Iowa A+ Effigy Mounds National Monument is in northeastern Iowa, along the Mississippi River.


When were most of the Effigy Mounds built?

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How many different types of Cahokia Mounds are there?

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Where is the Effigy Mounds National Monument Located?

They are located in Iowa.


Is snake mound in Ohio?

Effigy mounds are in Iowa. if it helps


How do scientists know when people lived at Effigy Mounds?

They check around the places.


Which radiometric dating method would be ujsed to date objects found at effigy mounds?

Carbon-14


Who built cities on mounds to avoid flooding?

The culture that built cities on mounds was the Chinese


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.


How many mounds were originally built at the site?

there are approximately 3000 mounds