South Charleston mound

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South Charleston Mound is a prehistoric Native American earthwork, likely built by the Adena culture, and is one of the largest and best-preserved burial mounds in West Virginia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
burial mound
prehistoric earthwork
associatedWithCulture Adena culture NERFINISHED
category Adena mound
Native American mound
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator prehistoric Native American peoples
culture Adena NERFINISHED
elevationType artificial mound
estimatedBuilders Adena people NERFINISHED
function burial site
ritual site
heritage Native American
heritageStatus important prehistoric site in West Virginia
locatedIn Kanawha County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
South Charleston, West Virginia NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

West Virginia NERFINISHED
material earth
notableFor size
state of preservation
partOf Adena mound-building tradition NERFINISHED
preservationStatus well-preserved
region Ohio River Valley cultural area NERFINISHED
significance one of the best-preserved burial mounds in West Virginia
one of the largest burial mounds in West Virginia
timePeriod Woodland period
use burial
ceremonial purposes

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South Charleston, West Virginia hasLandmark South Charleston mound