North American Cultures- Moundbuilders 1 Adena

Native North American Cultures : 

Native North American Cultures

Native Americans Nation = Tribe Native American = Indian : 

Native Americans Nation = Tribe Native American = Indian

Cultures of the Americas: 

Cultures of the Americas Adena Hopewell Mississippian Anasazi Pueblo Hopi Zuni Plains Mandan Sioux

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Yes, Native Americans built pyramids, too. There are THOUSANDS of ruins throughout the United States to prove it !

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Criel Mound, South Charleston, West Virginia Colonial explorers crossed the Appalachian Mountains and discovered large earthen mounds and geometric earthworks !! Who built these mounds? Why?

Mound Builders: 

Mound Builders The Adena The Hopewell Culture The Mississippians

Mound Builders: 

Mound Builders Built mounds 3000 years ago Stretched from Iowa – Mississippi-Florida

Mound Builders: 

Mound Builders Effigy Mounds Iowa Georgia Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Wisconsin built more mounds than did those in any other region of North America—between 15,000 and 20,000 mounds, at least 4,000 of which remain today. Native North American effigy mounds have been compared to the large-scale effigy forms depicted in the Nazca Lines of Peru .

Mound Builders: 

Mound Builders Effigy Mounds Wisconsin has more mounds than any other region of North America between 15,000 and 20,000 mounds 4,000 of which remain today Native North American effigy mounds have been compared to the large-scale effigy forms depicted in the Nazca Lines of Peru

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Serpent Mound in Ohio – 1200 ft long, 3 ft high

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THE ADENA MOUNDBUILDERS 1000 BCE-200 BCE

The Adena Moundbuilders: 

Adena built mounds to bury dead. Adena occupied valleys along Ohio River and its tributaries from about 1000 B. C. to 400 A. D. Hopewell and Mississippian people also built mounds The Adena Moundbuilders

The Adena Moundbuilders: 

The Adena Moundbuilders Adena people named after estate of Ohio Governor Worthington In 1901 mound on Adena estate was excavated Adena mound contained distinctive artifacts that identify the Adena group

The Adena Moundbuilders: 

The Adena Moundbuilders May have migrated from Mexico MtDNA indicates maternal lineage Similar physical type Similar decorative designs Both groups erected mounds over burial tombs

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Adena pipe shows squat male, with goitered neck, and stylized hair. Ear spools and a loin cloth feathered in back similar to Aztec cultures The Adena Moundbuilders

The Adena Moundbuilders: Burials of Adena Elite : 

The Adena Moundbuilders : Burials of Adena Elite decorative objects copper bracelets mica pipes seed pearls tablets incised with symbols tablets with ancient writing

Adena Moundbuilders: Grave Creek Mound, Moundsville, WV: 

Adena Moundbuilders : Grave Creek Mound, Moundsville, WV

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Grave Creek Mound on Tomlinson farm excavated by local men. A tunnel started four feet above ground struck a lower tomb near the center. It contained two skeletons.

Adena Moundbuilders: Grave Creek Mound Excavation: 

Adena Moundbuilders : Grave Creek Mound Excavation Shaft sunk from top A second tunnel 34 feet above ground reached upper tomb with one skeleton and grave goods including an inscribed tablet Tunnel to lower tomb