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<< Text Pages >> Rattlesnake Mound - Artificial Mound in United States in The Plains

Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 24 November 2017  Page Views: 1801

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Rattlesnake Mound Alternative Name: Rattlesnake Mound Group, 21WA10
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 20.505 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: The Plains Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Afton
Latitude: 44.899490N  Longitude: 92.78257W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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The Rattlesnake Mound Group at Afton was first mapped by T.H. Lewis in 1883. He recorded the site as having consisted of eight mounds varying in size and shape and of which two were “gone”. Four round, one oval, and one effigy mound were identified originally.

A portion of the City of Afton Downtown Sewage Project involves the construction of the stormwater pond and lift station improvements and the installation of sewer lines within the boundaries of site 21WA10. The purpose of the archaeological investigation was to identify if archaeological artifacts or features were present in the area of the proposed stormwater pond and sanitary lift station and to evaluate site 21WA10 for the
National Register of Historic Places.

Source: Minnesota Archaeology
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"Rattlesnake Mound" | Login/Create an Account | 2 News and Comments
  
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Who decides there is “no adverse effect” of sewage treatment plant on a sacred place? by Andy B on Friday, 24 November 2017
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Who decides that there is “no adverse effect” of a sewage treatment plant on a sacred and culturally important place?
http://www.minnesotahistory.net/wptest/?p=3949

“To say that the wastewater project will actually help the Rattlesnake Mound Effigy Group does not make sense.”
http://www.minnesotahistory.net/wptest/?p=3964

“The Rattlesnake Spirit, Wakandhi, is a guardian of the springs which pour forth water for all our benefit.”
http://www.minnesotahistory.net/wptest/?p=3995
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