Emerald Mound
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Emerald Mound is a large pre-Columbian Native American earthwork platform mound in Mississippi, notable as one of the largest such ceremonial structures in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emerald Mound canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ platform mound ⓘ prehistoric earthwork ⓘ |
| access | via Natchez Trace Parkway ⓘ |
| area | about 8 acres ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Plaquemine culture ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Mississippian culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippian peoples
|
| builtFor |
elite residences
ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Mississippi
ⓘ
Mounds in Mississippi ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earth ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Adams County ⓘ |
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| dateListedOnNRHP | 1966 ⓘ |
| elevationType | artificial mound ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalInvestigationsBy | National Park Service archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasFeature | secondary mounds on summit ⓘ |
| height | about 35 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| length | about 770 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Mississippi
ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Emerald Plantation ⓘ |
| near | Natchez, Mississippi ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000480 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| oneOfTheLargest | prehistoric mounds in the United States ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Natchez Trace Parkway ⓘ |
| periodOfUseEnd | c. 1730 CE ⓘ |
| periodOfUseStart | c. 1200 CE ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| region |
Lower Mississippi River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Mississippi Valley
|
| shape | rectangular platform ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Mississippian period
ⓘ
protohistoric period ⓘ |
| usedBy | Natchez people ⓘ |
| width | about 435 feet ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.