Earth Lodge

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Earth Lodge is an ancient Native American council house and ceremonial structure, notable for its preserved clay floor and central fire pit, located within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia.

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Earth Lodge canonical 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
ceremonial structure ⓘ
council house ⓘ
architecturalStyle earth lodge architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Mississippian-period cultures at Ocmulgee ⓘ
culturalContext Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ
feature central fire pit ⓘ
circular interior layout ⓘ
earthen-covered superstructure ⓘ
sunken floor ⓘ
floorType clay floor ⓘ
hasDesignation contributing property to a U.S. National Historical Park ⓘ
hasPart bench seating around interior wall ⓘ
central fire pit ⓘ
clay floor ⓘ
earthen mound covering ⓘ
entry passageway ⓘ
heritageOf Native American peoples ⓘ
linked to: Native Americans
locatedIn Bibb County, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Bibb County

Georgia ⓘ
Macon, Georgia ⓘ
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed clay ⓘ
earth ⓘ
wooden posts ⓘ
notableFor central fire pit ⓘ
preserved clay floor ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Ocmulgee Mounds complex ⓘ
significance example of prehistoric Southeastern Native American architecture ⓘ
important ceremonial center within Ocmulgee Mounds ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial activities ⓘ
community gatherings ⓘ
council meetings ⓘ

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