Angel Mounds
E229214
Mississippian culture site
National Historic Landmark
archaeological site
prehistoric Native American site
Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angel Mounds canonical | 4 |
| Angel Mounds State Historic Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1949865 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angel Mounds Context triple: [Mississippian culture, majorSite, Angel Mounds]
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A.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
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B.
Etowah Indian Mounds
Etowah Indian Mounds is a significant prehistoric archaeological site in Georgia featuring large earthen mounds built by the Mississippian peoples between roughly 1000 and 1550 CE.
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C.
Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
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D.
Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
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E.
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a protected archaeological and cultural site preserving ancient Native American earthen mounds and artifacts along the Ocmulgee River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angel Mounds Target entity description: Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
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A.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
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B.
Etowah Indian Mounds
Etowah Indian Mounds is a significant prehistoric archaeological site in Georgia featuring large earthen mounds built by the Mississippian peoples between roughly 1000 and 1550 CE.
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C.
Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
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D.
Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
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E.
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a protected archaeological and cultural site preserving ancient Native American earthen mounds and artifacts along the Ocmulgee River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture site
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National Historic Landmark ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric Native American site ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | 1966 ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy |
Glenn A. Black
ⓘ
Indiana Historical Society ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| area | approximately 600 acres ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| designatedNHL | 1964 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 118 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| endDate | circa 1450 CE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
copper artifacts
ⓘ
faunal remains ⓘ human burials ⓘ shell-tempered pottery ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasPart |
borrow pits
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earthen platform mounds ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ palisade fortifications ⓘ plaza area ⓘ reconstructed houses ⓘ reconstructed palisade ⓘ village area ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark of the United States
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn |
Indiana
ⓘ
Vanderburgh County, Indiana ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Evansville, Indiana, United States
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surface form:
Evansville, Indiana
|
| locatedOn | Ohio River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Angel family ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Evansville, Indiana, United States
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surface form:
Evansville, Indiana
|
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Indiana State Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
|
| ownedBy |
Indiana
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Indiana
|
| previousOwner | Angel family ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Mississippian town planning
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platform mound architecture ⓘ prehistoric agriculture evidence ⓘ regional Mississippian political center ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 1100 CE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mississippian period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial activities
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regional trade and exchange ⓘ residential occupation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angel Mounds Description of subject: Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Evansville, Indiana
this entity surface form:
Angel Mounds State Historic Site
subject surface form:
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex