Miamisburg Mound
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Miamisburg Mound is a large prehistoric Adena culture burial mound in Miamisburg, Ohio, and one of the most prominent ancient earthworks in the eastern United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miamisburg Mound State Memorial | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
burial mound ⓘ prehistoric earthwork ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Miamisburg Indian Mound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | mound-building tradition of the Ohio River Valley ⓘ |
| builtBy | Adena people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Adena culture site
ⓘ
Native American burial mound ⓘ |
| city | Miamisburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy | prehistoric Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Adena culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 800 feet at the base ⓘ |
| elevationType | conical mound ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 1000–200 BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFinds |
grave goods
ⓘ
human burials ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
observation platform at the summit
ⓘ
wooden stairway to the top ⓘ |
| height | approximately 65 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn |
Miamisburg, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montgomery County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | Miami Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Great Miami River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| near | Dayton, Ohio metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
size
ⓘ
state of preservation ⓘ visibility from long distances ⓘ |
| operatedBy | City of Miamisburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Adena culture earthworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Early Woodland period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the largest conical burial mounds in the United States
ⓘ
one of the most prominent ancient earthworks in the eastern United States ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| tourism | popular local landmark ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
ceremonial purposes ⓘ |
| viewFromSummit | surrounding Miami Valley landscape ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Miamisburg Mound State Memorial