the moundbuilders
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The Moundbuilders. Dennis Rees Teacher-Consultant Arizona Geographic Alliance. The Moundbuilders were an ancient people who lived along the rivers and streams in the eastern and southern United States. They consisted of 3 consecutive cultures: the Adena, the Hopewell, and the Mississippian. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The MoundbuildersThe Moundbuilders
Dennis ReesDennis Rees
Teacher-ConsultantTeacher-Consultant
Arizona Geographic AllianceArizona Geographic Alliance
The Moundbuilders were an ancient people The Moundbuilders were an ancient people who lived along the rivers and streams in who lived along the rivers and streams in the eastern and southern United States.the eastern and southern United States.
They consisted of 3 consecutive cultures: They consisted of 3 consecutive cultures: the Adena, the Hopewell, and the the Adena, the Hopewell, and the Mississippian.Mississippian.
They are the ancestors of the modern They are the ancestors of the modern Native Americans who live in those areas Native Americans who live in those areas today.today.
This is where their settlements This is where their settlements were located.were located.
Their settlements may have Their settlements may have looked like this in ancient times.looked like this in ancient times.
Their mounds were used for Their mounds were used for burial, religious ceremonies, and burial, religious ceremonies, and
housing.housing.
Effigy Mounds-Mississippian CultureEffigy Mounds-Mississippian Culture
Ocmulgee Ocmulgee Earthlodge-Earthlodge-Mississippian Mississippian CultureCulture
They created a variety of objects They created a variety of objects for decoration, personal use, and for decoration, personal use, and
trade.trade.
Marble Statues-Marble Statues-Mississippian Mississippian CultureCulture
Mica Hand-Mica Hand-Hopewell Hopewell
CultureCulture
Mississippian Culture Mississippian Culture PotteryPottery
Stone Pipe-Adena Stone Pipe-Adena CultureCulture
Clay Head-Clay Head-Mississippian Mississippian CultureCulture
Today, this is what remains of Today, this is what remains of their settlements.their settlements.
Effigy Mound-Mississippian CultureEffigy Mound-Mississippian Culture
Serpent Mound-Adena Serpent Mound-Adena CultureCulture
Cahokia Mound-Mississippian CultureCahokia Mound-Mississippian Culture
Etowah Mound-Mississippian Etowah Mound-Mississippian CultureCulture
Pharr Mound-Hopewell CulturePharr Mound-Hopewell Culture
Map is courtesy of Comparative Map is courtesy of Comparative Archeology.WebArcheology.Web
Photos are courtesy of the National Park Photos are courtesy of the National Park Service and the Library of CongressService and the Library of Congress