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Pre-ColumbianSite Name: OssabawCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 90.156 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Savannah, GA Nearest Village: Richmond Hill, GA
Latitude: 31.801600N Longitude: 81.1119W
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Artificial Mound in Chatham County, Georgia.
Human habitation on Ossabaw Island goes back to 2000 BC, but shell middens and burial mounds date to the Woodland and Mississippian periods. One burial mound contained the remains of only females and infants. Two village sites show wild food sources and few domesticated plant remains, the shell bone and plant remains indicating year round occupation.
Ossabaw is one of Georgia's barrier islands, with 16000 acres of marsh and 9000 acres of high ground. A plantation in the 19th century and a private hunting ground in the 20th, the island is now owned by the state. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division and The Ossabaw Island Foundation cooperate to provide access for research (cultural and scientific) and educational opportunities that range from day excursions for students to extensive field trips for colleges, high schools and other educational organizations.
The location given is for "Middle Place", the general location of the burial mound mentioned above. For more on Ossabaw see the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Note: Unusual cremation found on Georgia sea island.
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