Cornfield Mound

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Cornfield Mound is an ancient Native American earthwork located within Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture.

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Label Occurrences
Cornfield Mound canonical 1

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American mound ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
earthwork ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Mississippian culture ⓘ
associatedWithPeople Mississippian peoples ⓘ
category Archaeological sites in Georgia ⓘ
Mississippian culture sites ⓘ
Mounds in Georgia ⓘ
Native American history of Georgia ⓘ
chronology Mississippian period ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSignificance Mississippian-period ceremonial landscape ⓘ
evidence of complex mound-building society ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named for its location in a former cornfield (inferred from name) ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark (as part of Ocmulgee Mounds) ⓘ
U.S. National Historical Park (as part of Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park) ⓘ
heritageProtectionBody National Park Service ⓘ
heritageRegister National Register of Historic Places (as part of Ocmulgee Mounds) ⓘ
locatedIn Bibb County, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Bibb County

Georgia ⓘ
Macon, Georgia ⓘ
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOnWatercourse Ocmulgee River (nearby) ⓘ
linked to: Ocmulgee River
materialUsed earth ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator National Park Service ⓘ
partOf Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ
Ocmulgee Old Fields complex ⓘ
prehistoric earthworks of the Southeastern United States ⓘ
region Southeastern United States ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial purposes (inferred for Mississippian mounds) ⓘ
community or ritual activities (inferred for Mississippian mounds) ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ

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