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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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