Funeral Mound
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Funeral Mound is a prominent ancient Native American earthen burial mound located within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Funeral Mound canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American mound
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ burial mound ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Muscogee (Creek) ancestors ⓘ |
| contains |
Mississippian pottery
ⓘ
grave goods ⓘ human burials ⓘ shell artifacts ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 (approximate coordinates within park) ⓘ |
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 900–1100 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Smithsonian Institution archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavatedDuring | 1930s ⓘ |
| function |
elite burial area
ⓘ
ritual center ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStratum | multiple construction stages ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central mound structure
ⓘ
earthen platform ⓘ multiple burial layers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark (as part of Ocmulgee Mounds)
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing (as part of Ocmulgee Mounds)
|
| interpretiveUse | educational exhibits ⓘ |
| landscapeContext |
Ocmulgee River
ⓘ
surface form:
Ocmulgee River valley
|
| locatedIn |
Bibb County
ⓘ
surface form:
Bibb County, Georgia
Georgia ⓘ Macon, Georgia, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Macon, Georgia
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| material | earth ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Great Temple Mound
ⓘ
Lamar Mounds and Village Site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park visitor experience
ⓘ
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
Ocmulgee Old Fields
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
Ocmulgee mound complex
|
| period | Mississippian period ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | federally protected cultural resource ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | sacred site for Muscogee (Creek) Nation ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Mississippian mortuary practices
ⓘ
key site for understanding prehistoric Southeast chiefdoms ⓘ |
| use |
burial
ⓘ
ceremonial purposes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.