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The Monks Mound stands as a significant archaeological site near present-day Collinsville, Illinois. Constructed by the Mississippian culture between approximately 900 and 950 CE, this massive earthwork is the largest pre-Columbian earthen mound in North America. It served as the central platform fo...
Rock Eagle Effigy Mound is a prehistoric archaeological site located in Putnam County, Georgia. Constructed from thousands of pieces of milky quartzite rock, the mound forms the shape of a large bird with a wingspan of over 100 feet. It was built during the Woodland period, approximately 1,000 to 3,...
The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are a group of eight monumental archaeological sites located in southern Ohio, USA. Constructed by the Indigenous Hopewell culture between approximately 100 BC and AD 500, the complex consists of large geometric enclosures, precise earthen walls, and mounds built u...
The Serpent Mound is a prehistoric effigy earthwork located in Adams County, Ohio, shaped distinctively in the form of a curving serpent. Measuring approximately 1,348 feet in length, it is recognized as the largest surviving serpent effigy in the world. The exact cultural origin of the mound remain...
Rock Hawk Effigy Mound is a quartzite bird effigy in Putnam County, Georgia, one of only two known bird effigy mounds east of the Mississippi.
Cahokia Mounds is the site of a pre-Columbian Native American city located near present-day Collinsville, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Active during the Mississippian period and peaking around 1100 CE, it was the largest and most influential urban settlement north of Mesoam...
A Mississippian culture site in Alabama occupied from about 1000 to 1450 CE, one of the largest pre-Columbian settlements north of Mexico, with over 20 platform mounds encircling a central plaza.
A Mississippian culture site in Georgia, USA, occupied from around 1000 to 1550 CE, featuring six earthen platform mounds and considered one of the most intact Mississippian temple mound complexes in the southeastern United States.
A Mississippian ceremonial center in eastern Oklahoma, USA, occupied from roughly 850 to 1450 CE, known for the Craig Mound's exceptional assemblage of engraved shell and copper artifacts reflecting a broad North American trade network.
