Etowah Indian Mounds

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
Mississippian culture site
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
gptkbp:area 54 acres
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:ceramics
burials
copper plates
shell gorgets
stone effigies
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Southeastern_Ceremonial_Complex
gptkb:Spiro_Mounds
gptkb:Ocmulgee_Mounds
gptkb:Moundville
gptkb:Cahokia
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Mississippian_culture
gptkbp:builtYear c. 1000–1550 CE
gptkbp:conservationStatus well-preserved
gptkbp:culture gptkb:South_Appalachian_Mississippian_culture
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Warren_K._Moorehead
1925
gptkbp:features gptkb:museum
gptkb:public_park
defensive ditch
borrow pits
gptkbp:function gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:residential_area
ceremonial center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Etowah Indian Mounds
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Cartersville,_Georgia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bartow_County,_Georgia
gptkbp:mainMoundHeight 63 feet
gptkbp:mainMoundName gptkb:Mound_A
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Cartersville,_Georgia
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000272
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Georgia_Department_of_Natural_Resources
gptkbp:pieceCount 6
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Georgia_state_government
gptkbp:significance contains elite burials
contains evidence of long-distance trade
contains evidence of social stratification
important for understanding Mississippian chiefdoms
one of the most intact Mississippian culture sites in the Southeast
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2004
yes
gptkbp:website https://gastateparks.org/EtowahIndianMounds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mississippian_culture
gptkb:Etowah
gptkb:Muscogee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5