Mound C

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Mound C is one of the principal earthwork mounds at the Winterville Mounds archaeological site, associated with the Mississippian culture in what is now Mississippi.

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Label Occurrences
Mound C canonical 1

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Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mississippian culture earthwork
archaeological feature
platform mound
associatedWith Winterville polity
culture Mississippian culture
estimatedConstructionEnd circa 1450 CE
estimatedConstructionStart circa 1000 CE
excavatedAt 20th century
excavatedBy archaeologists from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
function platform for structures
heritageDesignation Mississippi Landmark (via Winterville Mounds site)
National Historic Landmark (via Winterville Mounds site)
locatedIn Mississippi
United States
Washington County, Mississippi
Winterville, Mississippi
managedBy Mississippi Department of Archives and History
material earth
near Mississippi River Delta region
openToPublic true
partOf Winterville Mounds
Winterville Mounds National Historic Landmark
linked to: Winterville Mounds

Winterville Mounds State Park
linked to: Winterville Mounds

mound-and-plaza complex at Winterville
period Mississippian period
significance principal mound at Winterville Mounds site
use ceremonial purposes
elite residential purposes

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Winterville Mounds hasPart Mound C