Ocmulgee Earth Lodge

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Ocmulgee Earth Lodge is a reconstructed prehistoric Native American council house at Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia, notable for its preserved clay floor and central fire pit that reflect the ceremonial and political life of the Mississippian culture.

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Ocmulgee Earth Lodge canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
earth lodge ⓘ
reconstructed building ⓘ
associatedWith Ocmulgee River ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culture Mississippian culture ⓘ
discoveredBy archaeologists of the Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
elevationRelativeToGround partially subterranean ⓘ
estimatedConstructionDate circa 1015 CE ⓘ
excavatedIn 1930s ⓘ
floorMaterial clay ⓘ
floorPlanShape circular ⓘ
function ceremonial structure ⓘ
council house ⓘ
hasFeature central fire pit ⓘ
council seats arranged in a circle ⓘ
entry passageway ⓘ
preserved original clay floor ⓘ
hasInterpretiveDisplays true ⓘ
hasPart bench seating ⓘ
central fire pit ⓘ
clay floor ⓘ
earthen embankment ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark (as part of Ocmulgee Mounds NHL) ⓘ
locatedIn Bibb County, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Bibb County

Georgia ⓘ
Macon, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Macon

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed clay ⓘ
earth ⓘ
wood ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Ocmulgee Mounds ⓘ
reconstructedIn 1930s ⓘ
reconstructionMethod built over original clay floor ⓘ
roofSupport wooden posts ⓘ
roofType earth-covered roof ⓘ
significance illustrates ceremonial and political life of Mississippian peoples ⓘ
timePeriod Mississippian period ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial functions ⓘ
council meetings ⓘ
political gatherings ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Temple Mound → associatedWith → Ocmulgee Earth Lodge ⓘ