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Multi-periodSite Name: McLaughlin Mound Alternative Name: Cemetery MoundCountry: United States
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Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Mount Vernon OH
Latitude: 40.403680N Longitude: 82.48542W
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The McLaughlin Mound is located in Mound View Cemetery near the town of Mount Vernon in Knox County, OH.
It currently measures approximately 5.5 feet (1.7 m) high and 75 feet (23 m) in diameter, although it was once at least 10 ft higher. The mound was incorporated as a base for a crypt in a cemetery in the early to mid 1800s, much of its top eventually removed and flattened as the cemetery grew.
In 1845, a partial excavation of the mound at the original ground level revealed a sandstone-lined tomb with a skeleton inside. This is typical of Adena mounds, where a stone or wooden grave is covered with earth. In some cases, additional burials are made later, raising the level of the mound.
When excavated again much later in the 19th century, it was found to contain another skeleton with a shell necklace and copper bracelets, which are common grave goods for an Adena burial. But this skeleton also included a copper breastplate, which would have been a highly unusual item for the Adena. When an iron tomahawk-pipe was also unearthed, this confirmed that the burial was likely intrusive and made after European contact; Adena culture never developed the technology needed to work iron.
The mound is listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its archaeological significance. Location coordinates are for the top of the mound.
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