ANTH 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Serpent Mound, Platform Mound, Mississippian Culture
20 Jul 2015
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Largest of these: large platform mound monk"s mound. Third largest pre-columbian structure in the americas (biggest: temple of the sun) Base: roughly same size as great temple of giza. Would"ve supported a wooden structure: area of french occupation. Mississippian culture: flourished in the states: sites associated with this culture located in the southern part of the american. Midwest, southern ilinois, missouri, and american southeast: arkansas, alabama, Pipe in form of human figure: point of all this: cahokia did not emerge in cultural historical vacuum. Moundville, alabama: largest mound complex in southeast, site covers 150 ha, roosevelt"s new deal when nation archaeological parks were made, so moundville was excavated, large scale. 3000 burials have been excavated access to temple on summit were more private and restricted. 6 major mounds: one of the many sites of mississippi culture, still hierarchically organized politically and socially, monumental agriculture, taxation for tribute. Hockey/lacrosse/bowling or form of gambling, or many part of ritual activity.
