Rockwell - Artificial Mound in United States in Illinois

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rockwell
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 44.659 km away from the location you searched for.
State: Illinois Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Havana, IL
Latitude: 40.304464N Longitude: 90.063637W
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4	Short walk on a footpath
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**Rockwell** submitted by AKFisher : Rockwell Mound in Rockwell Park at Havana, Illinois. It is a very large, 12-ft tall. 2-acre Hopewell burial mound constructed around AD 200. Test excavations in 1987 confirmed it was a Native American structure via carbon dating of several buried artifacts. Photo: wiki commons, public domain. Description courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Artificial Mound in Mason County, Illinois. A Woodland era burial mound. Preserved in town park.
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