Mound B

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Mound B is one of the major earthen platform mounds at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, built by Mississippian peoples for ceremonial and elite residential purposes.

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Mound B canonical 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mississippian culture archaeological feature ⓘ
earthen platform mound ⓘ
adjacentTo Mound A at Etowah Indian Mounds ⓘ
Mound C at Etowah Indian Mounds ⓘ
associatedWith Etowah chiefdom ⓘ
chronology Mississippian period ⓘ
constructedBy Mississippian peoples ⓘ
culture Mississippian culture ⓘ
excavatedAtTimes 20th century archaeological investigations ⓘ
function platform for structures ⓘ
residential platform for elites ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ
hasMaterial earth ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Etowah Indian Mounds National Historic Landmark ⓘ
locatedIn Bartow County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Etowah Indian Mounds ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy Georgia Department of Natural Resources ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Etowah Indian Mounds complex ⓘ
Mississippian mound center at Etowah ⓘ
relativeImportance one of the major mounds at Etowah Indian Mounds ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial purposes ⓘ
elite residential purposes ⓘ

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Etowah Indian Mounds → hasPart → Mound B ⓘ