Great Serpent Mound

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf prehistoric effigy mound
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1966
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mississippian_culture
Native American history
solar and lunar alignments
gptkbp:builtBy ancient Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:coordinates 39.0251°N 83.4307°W
gptkbp:date c. 1000 BCE to 300 CE (Adena)
c. 1070 CE (Fort Ancient)
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Frederic_Ward_Putnam
1880s
gptkbp:features seven coils
oval-shaped head
spiral-shaped tail
gptkbp:function ceremonial
burial mound (disputed)
possibly astronomical observatory
gptkbp:hasInterpretiveCenter yes
gptkbp:height about 3 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Serpent Mound
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:art
cultural events
research
gptkbp:length about 1,348 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Adams_County,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Arc_of_Appalachia_Preserve_System
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
earth
gptkbp:National_Historic_Landmark 1964
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Ohio_Brush_Creek
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Ohio_History_Connection
gptkbp:possibleBuilders gptkb:Adena_culture
gptkb:Fort_Ancient_culture
gptkb:Hopewell_culture
gptkbp:protectedBy state memorial
gptkbp:shape serpent or snake
gptkbp:studiedBy archaeologists
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
archaeological studies
gptkbp:surveyedBy gptkb:Squier_and_Davis
1846
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2008
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists
gptkbp:width 20 to 25 feet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pre-Columbian_Americas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6