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Multi-periodSite Name: Big Mound CityCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 33.173 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The South Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: West Palm Beach Nearest Village: Indiantown
Latitude: 26.876000N Longitude: 80.4786W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Misc. Earthwork in Palm Beach County, Florida.Over a dozen mounds were incorporated into this earthwork complex built around 1450AD, although the area was occupied from at least 100 AD.
Found in the Corbett State Wildlife Management Area, it is accessible by the trail system within the park. A National Register of Historic Places site.
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