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<< Other Photo Pages >> Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park - Artificial Mound in United States in The South

Submitted by AKFisher on Wednesday, 09 August 2023  Page Views: 159

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park Alternative Name: Letchworth Mounds, Love Mounds Florida
Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 79.177 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Monticello, FL
Latitude: 30.518330N  Longitude: 83.99158W
Condition:
5Perfect
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3 Access:
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Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park
Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park submitted by AKFisher : Large mound in the Letchworth, Florida Mound Complex. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).  (Vote or comment on this photo)
Letchworth Mounds Archaeological State Park is a 188.2 acre Florida State Park that preserves the state's tallest prehistoric, Native American ceremonial earthwork mound, which is 46 feet (14 m) high. It is estimated to have been built 1100 to 1800 years ago. This is one of three major surviving mound complexes in the Florida Panhandle. It is believed to have been built by the Weedon Island Culture (200-800 CE), Native Americans who lived in North Florida. The (presumably) hierarchical society planned and constructed massive earthwork mounds as expression of its religious and political system.

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Although the mound now has trees and underbrush growing from it, when originally built, such earthwork mounds were typically clear of vegetation, with smooth prepared sides. Many workers had to bring soils by basket to build the mound. The builders used their knowledge to combine a variety of soils and shells for stability, and usually finished the top and sides with clay.

The mound likely rose from flat plazas which were intentionally leveled. They would have served as gathering places for rituals, games and major occasions. The community of which such a tall mound was likely the center would have included nearby dwellings for workers, and communal fields and gardens. They cultivated maize to support the population density of such complex societies. The Letchworth Mounds site has one of the largest mounds from any site. The mound measures 300 feet in width and has a height between 46 and 50 feet.

This is one of three sites with mounds in the Florida Panhandle. The other two both date from the later Fort Walton Culture (1100-1550 CE). Souce: Wikipedia.

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Directions: From Monticello, FL via US-90W, 8.1 mi.

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Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park
Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park submitted by AKFisher : Letchworth-Love Mounds near Tallahassee, Florida display sign. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).  (Vote or comment on this photo)

Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park
Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park submitted by AKFisher : Entrance to the archaeological park. Wiki: (Ebyabe) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park
Letchworth - Love Mounds Archaeological State Park submitted by AKFisher : 1931 photo of the 51-foot high Letchworth platform mound near Tallahassee, Florida. Today it is a state park. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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