Ortona Mounds

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Ortona Mounds is a significant prehistoric archaeological complex in southern Florida featuring earthwork mounds and canals built by Indigenous peoples associated with the Belle Glade culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
prehistoric earthwork complex
associatedWithCulture Belle Glade culture
builtBy Indigenous peoples of Florida
ancestors associated with the Belle Glade culture
country United States of America
surface form: United States
evidenceFor complex social organization in Belle Glade culture
long-term Indigenous occupation of southern Florida
prehistoric canal construction in Florida
hasFeature causeways
earthwork mounds
embankments
plazas
prehistoric canals
hasLandscapeModification artificially raised mounds
engineered canal alignments
hasType canal system
mound complex
locatedIn Glades County, Florida NERFINISHED
South Florida
surface form: southern Florida
materialEvidence ceramic artifacts
faunal remains
shell artifacts
near Caloosahatchee River
partOf prehistoric earthwork tradition of the Lake Okeechobee region
recognizedAs significant archaeological resource in Florida
relatedTo Belle Glade archaeological sites around Lake Okeechobee
researchField Southeastern archaeology
prehistoric landscape engineering
significance important example of Belle Glade culture earthworks
major prehistoric ceremonial and habitation center in southern Florida
timePeriod prehistoric period
usedFor ceremonial activities
habitation
transportation via canals
water management

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Belle Glade culture hasSite Ortona Mounds