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The Poverty Point Earthworks represent an ancient complex of geometric earthworks located in present-day Louisiana. Constructed between 1700 and 1100 BCE by Archaic peoples, these sizable ridges demonstrate sophisticated planning and construction techniques. The site’s precise arrangement and scale...
The Newark Octagon Earthworks in Ohio, USA, is a Hopewell culture complex notable for its precise geometric octagon shape and its astronomical alignments with the lunar standstill.
The Newark Great Circle Earthworks in Ohio, USA, is a massive Hopewell culture enclosure measuring nearly 1,200 feet in diameter and is notable as one of the largest earthen circles.
The Ushtogaysky Square Geoglyph is an enormous ancient earthwork in Kazakhstan, distinguished by its 101 distinct mounds arranged into an intricate square shape.
Mound City in Ohio, USA, is a Hopewell culture mortuary site notable for its concentration of 23 earthen burial mounds enclosed by a rectangular earthen wall.
Monks Mound at Cahokia in Illinois is the largest pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas, begun around 900-950 CE by Mississippian builders.
The Seip Earthworks in Ohio, USA, is a major Hopewell culture mound center notable for containing the large Seip Mound, which covered elaborate burial chambers and artifacts.
Serpent Mound in Ohio is a prehistoric Native American effigy mound shaped as a serpent and is about 1,348 feet long, the world's largest known example.
