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Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Nikwasi Mound Alternative Name: 31MA1Country: United States Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Franklin, N Carolina
Latitude: 35.185020N Longitude: 83.373629W
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 |
0 | no data |
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Artificial Mound in Macon County, North Carolina.
A structural earthwork mound. Europeans first entering this area in the 1700's found a Cherokee village with a council house built here.
Like nearby Cowee Mound, the size and shape of this mound, and prehistoric finds in the area, lead to a belief that the mound was originally built during the era of the Mississippian cultures.
Whether the Cherokee migrated to these areas after the collapse of the Mississippian cultures, or were part of that culture, the historic Cherokee used this mounds as a platform for important buildings in this village.
See the webpage at Cherokee Heritage Trails.
Note: Ground-penetrating radar detects over 100 objects in Ancient Tribal Mound, see comment. “It’s full of stuff.”
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