Grave Creek Mound
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Grave Creek Mound is a large prehistoric Adena burial mound and archaeological site located in present-day West Virginia, notable as one of the largest conical earthen mounds in North America.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adena culture mound
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric burial mound ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod | Early Woodland period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Adena people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Adena culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Archaeological sites in West Virginia ⓘ Burial mounds ⓘ Mounds in West Virginia ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia ⓘ |
| contains |
copper artifacts
ⓘ
grave goods ⓘ human burials ⓘ shell beads ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Adena culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designatedNationalHistoricLandmark | 1964 ⓘ |
| elevationRelative | dominates local landscape ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionEnd | circa 150 BC ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionStart | circa 250 BC ⓘ |
| estimatedDiameter | approximately 240 feet at the base ⓘ |
| estimatedHeight | approximately 62 feet ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | local antiquarians ⓘ |
| excavatedIn | 1838 ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| listedOnNRHP | 1966 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Marshall County, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moundsville, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | West Virginia Division of Culture and History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| near |
Grave Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000757 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grave Creek Mound Historical Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | conical ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest conical earthen mounds in North America ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
ceremonial purposes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.