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8558 Mound F- Kolomoki Mounds Historic State Park, 205 Indian Mound Road, Blakely, Early, GA. April 24, 2013.
"Mound F Ceremonial Platform"
"Archaeologist William Sears reported that Mound F measured 60 feet long by 50 feet wide and 6 feet high with a slightly oval shape. He excavated the mound in 1952. Inside the mound he found a platform made of a thin white clay layer over black loam film. This was covered by a 2 to 3 foot layer of red clay. This mound is a common example of an earthen structure built simply for ceremony and not for burial. Many prehistoric mounds are significant for their structure alone.
Archaeologists believe that this platform was used for ceremonies possibly related to the burial of bodies found in Mound E behind you."
"Timeline"
"Woodland Stage"
"3000 B.C.
Ceramic Late Archaic
Pottery is made in North America. The earliest date for pottery is from Stallings Island, Georgia. Stalling pottery is distinguished by the use of plant fibers mixed into the clay.
900 B.C.
Early
The manufacture and use of pottery expands rapidly during this period. Cord marked pottery is very common and the bow and arrow come into use. Agriculture begins with cultivation of corn, squash and peppers.
200 B.C.
Middle
Native groups begin to construct elaborate ceremonial earthworks. The trade of exotic goods like mica, obsidian, copper, and shell flourish. Kolomoki is established and other sites, including Mandeville and Swift Creek are inhabited.
300 A.D.
Late
Across the Southeast, populations increase as a more sedentary lifeway is adopted. In southwest Georgia, larger villages are abandoned for smaller farmsteads. Agriculture and dairy use expand, and new varieties of corn, beans, and squash are introduced.
1000 A.D.
Mississippian
The Southern Cult appears in the Southeast. Temple mounds and ceremonial earthworks are prominent. In Georgia, the most elaborate villages are located at Ocmulgee, Macon, and at Cemochechobee on the Chattahoochee River. From 1539 to 1542, Hernando DeSoto travels through this region and encounters Mississippian groups.
1500 A.D."
Image copyright: DJEPS (Edward), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
"Mound F Ceremonial Platform"
"Archaeologist William Sears reported that Mound F measured 60 feet long by 50 feet wide and 6 feet high with a slightly oval shape. He excavated the mound in 1952. Inside the mound he found a platform made of a thin white clay layer over black loam film. This was covered by a 2 to 3 foot layer of red clay. This mound is a common example of an earthen structure built simply for ceremony and not for burial. Many prehistoric mounds are significant for their structure alone.
Archaeologists believe that this platform was used for ceremonies possibly related to the burial of bodies found in Mound E behind you."
"Timeline"
"Woodland Stage"
"3000 B.C.
Ceramic Late Archaic
Pottery is made in North America. The earliest date for pottery is from Stallings Island, Georgia. Stalling pottery is distinguished by the use of plant fibers mixed into the clay.
900 B.C.
Early
The manufacture and use of pottery expands rapidly during this period. Cord marked pottery is very common and the bow and arrow come into use. Agriculture begins with cultivation of corn, squash and peppers.
200 B.C.
Middle
Native groups begin to construct elaborate ceremonial earthworks. The trade of exotic goods like mica, obsidian, copper, and shell flourish. Kolomoki is established and other sites, including Mandeville and Swift Creek are inhabited.
300 A.D.
Late
Across the Southeast, populations increase as a more sedentary lifeway is adopted. In southwest Georgia, larger villages are abandoned for smaller farmsteads. Agriculture and dairy use expand, and new varieties of corn, beans, and squash are introduced.
1000 A.D.
Mississippian
The Southern Cult appears in the Southeast. Temple mounds and ceremonial earthworks are prominent. In Georgia, the most elaborate villages are located at Ocmulgee, Macon, and at Cemochechobee on the Chattahoochee River. From 1539 to 1542, Hernando DeSoto travels through this region and encounters Mississippian groups.
1500 A.D."
Image copyright: DJEPS (Edward), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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