Criel Mound
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Criel Mound is a large prehistoric Native American burial mound in West Virginia, attributed to the Adena culture and notable as one of the most significant surviving earthworks in the Ohio Valley region.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
burial mound ⓘ prehistoric earthwork ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adena burial practices
ⓘ
prehistoric Native American mortuary rituals ⓘ |
| belongsToEthnicGroup | Native Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in West Virginia
ⓘ
Mounds in the United States ⓘ Native American history of West Virginia ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Adena people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Adena culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture | Adena culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkType | prehistoric mound ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| hasType | conical mound ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| heritageStatus | prehistoric Native American site ⓘ |
| isAmong | largest conical mounds in the Ohio Valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kanawha County, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Charleston, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Ohio Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north bank of the Kanawha River ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeological importance
ⓘ
size ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ |
| NRHPState | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| NRHPType | site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Adena mound-building tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Early Woodland period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the largest surviving Native American mounds in the Ohio Valley
ⓘ
one of the most important Adena culture earthworks ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
ceremonial purposes ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.