Lamar Mounds and Village Site
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Lamar Mounds and Village Site is a significant Mississippian-period archaeological complex in Georgia known for its earthen mounds, village remains, and insights into pre-contact Native American culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lamar Mounds and Village Site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lamar Mounds and Village Site Context triple: [Funeral Mound, nearbyFeature, Lamar Mounds and Village Site]
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A.
Pinson Mounds
Pinson Mounds is a large Middle Woodland period Native American ceremonial mound complex in western Tennessee, notable for its impressive earthworks associated with the Hopewell cultural tradition.
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B.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
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C.
Winterville Mounds
Winterville Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mississippi featuring large earthen platform mounds built by the Mississippian culture.
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D.
Shiloh Indian Mounds
Shiloh Indian Mounds is a significant Mississippian-era archaeological site in Tennessee featuring earthen platform mounds and village remains that illuminate the complex pre-Columbian societies of the southeastern United States.
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E.
Bryan Mound site
The Bryan Mound site is a major U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facility located near Freeport, Texas, used to stockpile crude oil in large underground salt caverns for emergency energy needs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lamar Mounds and Village Site Target entity description: Lamar Mounds and Village Site is a significant Mississippian-period archaeological complex in Georgia known for its earthen mounds, village remains, and insights into pre-contact Native American culture.
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A.
Pinson Mounds
Pinson Mounds is a large Middle Woodland period Native American ceremonial mound complex in western Tennessee, notable for its impressive earthworks associated with the Hopewell cultural tradition.
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B.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
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C.
Winterville Mounds
Winterville Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mississippi featuring large earthen platform mounds built by the Mississippian culture.
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D.
Shiloh Indian Mounds
Shiloh Indian Mounds is a significant Mississippian-era archaeological site in Tennessee featuring earthen platform mounds and village remains that illuminate the complex pre-Columbian societies of the southeastern United States.
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E.
Bryan Mound site
The Bryan Mound site is a major U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facility located near Freeport, Texas, used to stockpile crude oil in large underground salt caverns for emergency energy needs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture site
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFeature |
circular earth lodge or council house remains
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posthole patterns of structures ⓘ trash middens ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Muscogee (Creek) ancestors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ocmulgee National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ocmulgee Old Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateWith | Ocmulgee archaeological complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture |
Lamar culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Smithsonian Institution archaeologists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Works Progress Administration projects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalMaterial |
Mississippian pottery
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botanical remains ⓘ faunal remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mound A
NERFINISHED
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Mound B NERFINISHED ⓘ borrow pits ⓘ earthen platform mounds ⓘ palisade ⓘ plaza ⓘ village area ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn |
Bibb County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ocmulgee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lamar family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPState | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | archaeological site ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | protected archaeological resource ⓘ |
| researchField |
anthropology
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archaeology ⓘ |
| significance |
provides insights into pre-contact Native American culture in the Southeastern United States
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type site for the Lamar phase of Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| siteType |
fortified village
ⓘ
mound-and-plaza complex ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Mississippian period
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circa 1350–1600 CE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial activities
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defensive purposes ⓘ residential occupation ⓘ |
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Subject: Lamar Mounds and Village Site Description of subject: Lamar Mounds and Village Site is a significant Mississippian-period archaeological complex in Georgia known for its earthen mounds, village remains, and insights into pre-contact Native American culture.
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