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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Charleston Mound | 0 |
Statements (30)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.