Craig Mound

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Craig Mound is the largest and most prominent burial mound at the Spiro Mounds archaeological site in Oklahoma, renowned for its rich trove of Mississippian cultural artifacts.

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Craig Mound canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological feature ⓘ
burial mound ⓘ
associatedWith Caddoan Mississippian peoples ⓘ
linked to: Caddo

Spiro culture ⓘ
contains burial chambers ⓘ
elite grave goods ⓘ
ritual deposits ⓘ
culture Mississippian culture ⓘ
function burial ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
hasDiscoveryType archaeological excavation ⓘ
hasRelativeSize largest burial mound at Spiro Mounds ⓘ
heritageStatus National Historic Landmark (through Spiro Mounds site) ⓘ
knownFor ceremonial artifacts ⓘ
copper artifacts ⓘ
elaborate burial deposits ⓘ
engraved shell artifacts ⓘ
rich assemblage of Mississippian artifacts ⓘ
stone effigies ⓘ
textile and perishable remains ⓘ
locatedIn Le Flore County, Oklahoma ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
Spiro Mounds ⓘ
United States ⓘ
partOf Spiro Mounds National Historic Landmark ⓘ
linked to: Spiro Mounds

Spiro Mounds archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Spiro Mounds

complex of mounds at Spiro Mounds ⓘ
researchImportance key source for understanding Mississippian iconography ⓘ
key source for understanding Mississippian long-distance trade ⓘ
significance largest mound at Spiro Mounds ⓘ
most prominent mound at Spiro Mounds ⓘ
timePeriod Mississippian period ⓘ
approximately 9th to 15th centuries CE ⓘ

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Spiro Mounds → hasPart → Craig Mound ⓘ