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Ceremonial Mound
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By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Ceremonial Mound Marker (Mound A) | | |
Inscription. Excavations have shown that building stood on several earlier levels of this mound.
We do not know how big those buildings were.
This structure is approximately the size of the posthole pattern in the architecture building (Mound B)
Location. 36° 58.26′ N, 89° 5.571′ W. Marker is in Wickliffe, Kentucky, in Ballard County. Marker can be reached from Green Street (U.S. 60) west of 1st Street, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 94 Green St, Wickliffe KY 42087, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, as the crow flies. Welcome to Wickliffe Mounds (within shouting distance of this marker); King Mounds (within shouting distance of this marker); Burial Mound (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); The Prince of the French Explorers (about 400 feet away); County Named, 1842 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lewis & Clark at Old Fort Jefferson (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fort Jefferson (approx. 1.1 miles away); Union Supply Base (approx. 1.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Wickliffe.
Also see . . . Wickliffe Mounds. Kentucky State Parks (Submitted on August 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
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By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Wickliffe Mounds -A Birds Eye View | | Although Wickliffe Mounds is smaller than many other Mississippian site, most of these Indian Villages were laid out in a similar pattern. Usually located near a river or creek,, these villages might include any number of platform mounds grouped around an open plaza which was used for public gatherings. | | |
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By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012 | |
| | | 3. The History of a Mound | | In 1984, Wickliffe Mounds conducted an excavation into the side of this mound. The goal of this excavation was to collect information on the structure of the mound. Radio carbon dating revealed two manor mound building phases and several periods of similar mounds growth.
Mound Structure. | | |
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By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Architecture building | | |
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By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012 | |
| | | 5. Ceremonial Mound Marker | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on August 28, 2012, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. This page has been viewed 119 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 28, 2012, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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