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What is unique about Grave Creek Mound?
Describe the unique features of Grave Creek Mound
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What is unique about Grave Creek Mound?
Being the largest conical type structure of the mound builders, Grave Creek Mound took over 100 years for it to be constructed. Building of this mound took 57,000 tons of soil which would have been about 1.2 million basket loads used by the Adena Native Americans.
What is unique about Grave Creek Mound?
1. The mound is "62 feet (19 m) high and 240 feet (73 m) in diameter"
2.
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Construction of the mound took place in successive stages from about 250-150 B.C., as indicated by the multiple burials at different levels within the structures.
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3. In order for one to enter the mound you would have to go through a vertical or a horizontal shaft.
4.The shafts led to two burial vauits.
5. the mound was encircled by a moat "40 feet in width and five feet depth"
6. The moat around this grave was known as sacred circles and was a another type of earthwork beleived to be used for ceremonial activities
Being the largest conical type structure of the mound builders, Grave Creek Mound took over 100 years for it to be constructed. Building of this mound took 57,000 tons of soil which would have been about 1.2 million basket loads used by the Adena Native Americans.
What is unique about Grave Creek Mound?
1. The mound is "62 feet (19 m) high and 240 feet (73 m) in diameter"
2.
----quote----
Construction of the mound took place in successive stages from about 250-150 B.C., as indicated by the multiple burials at different levels within the structures.
----quote----
3. In order for one to enter the mound you would have to go through a vertical or a horizontal shaft.
4.The shafts led to two burial vauits.
5. the mound was encircled by a moat "40 feet in width and five feet depth"
6. The moat around this grave was known as sacred circles and was a another type of earthwork beleived to be used for ceremonial activities
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