Representing an unwinding serpent the mound is sheathed in mystery and controversy. From the tip of its nose to the end of its tail the effigy is 1427 feet long. The serpent is thought by most to be about to swallow an egg.
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However many theories abound suggesting various interpretations.
The Great Serpent Mound is a 1348-foot-long 411 m three-foot-high prehistoric effigy mound on a plateau of the Serpent Mound crater along Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County Ohio.
Maintained within a park by Ohio History Connection it has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of Interior. Serpent Mound is an internationally known National Historic Landmark built by the ancient American Indian cultures of Ohio. It is an effigy mound a mound in the shape of an animal representing a snake with a curled tail. Nearby are three burial moundstwo created by the Adena culture 800 BCA.
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Arts Culture in Cincinnati Ohio Welcome to Serpent Mound Nominated as a World Heritage Site Serpent Mound is the largest surviving example of a prehistoric effigy mound in the world. Stretching 1348 feet over the ground the beautifully preserved ancient earthwork depicts the form of an undulating serpent with an oval shape at the head. The Great Serpent Mound is a part of Ohio US. And Native American history we know very little about that alone should be sufficient reason to protect preserve and study it.
If it has religious significance to a group they should be allowed to use it ceremonially peacefully and safely.
The Great Serpent Mound is a 1300-foot long and 3-foot high prehistoric effigy mound located on a plateau of a crater along Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County Ohio and is the largest surviving prehistoric effigy mound in the world. Resembling an uncoiling serpent the mound is steeped in mystery and controversy. Serpent Mound in Peebles Ohio. Filled with mystery and surrounded by natures splendor the largest and most famous Indian effigy mound in North America awaits.
While the Midwest is littered with prehistoric mounds serpent mound is unique in that it is shaped like a snake.
Visitors can walk around the mound and view it from a small steel observation tower. The Great Serpent Mound In Ohio Is A Big Secluded Treasure. While Ohio is full of multiple mounds and earthworks from various cultures theres no earthwork in the world that compares to the Great Serpent Mound in Peeblesbut whats even more intriguing about the mound is its indefinite purpose which continues to baffle archaeologists and anthropologists alike. This is the currently selected item.
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The Sun Stone The Calendar Stone Coyolxauhqui Stone. Olmec mask Olmec-style mask Feathered headdress. Terms and Issues in Native American Art. Ohio History the Scholarly Journal of the Ohio Historical Society Volume 10 page 225.
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Archaeology Newsbriefs Vol 49 number 6 NOVDec 1996 Re-dating Serpent Mound by Jessica E. The Great Serpent Mound of Ohio is modern indie-rock band consisting of Jim Fazio Tim Woodland Randy. Friends of Serpent Mound or FOSM for short is made up of individuals organizations and businesses that care about and see the value in preserving the Great Serpent Mound Park. FOSM was created from a committee of the Adams County Travel and Visitors Bureau ACTVB starting in 2004.
The Great Serpent Mounda 1330-foot-long three-foot-high prehistoric effigy mound in southern Ohiois one of the few surviving relics from the mound builders.
The earliest records say it. The Great Serpent Mound is a 1348-foot 411 m-long2 three-foot-high prehistoric effigy mound on a plateau of the Serpent Mound crater along Ohio Brush C. Serpent Mound is an internationally known National Historic Landmark built by the ancient American Indian cultures of Ohio and is on the US. Tentative List for possible World Heritage inscription.
Serpent Mound is a spectacular effigy earthwork of a serpent uncoiling along a prominent ridgetop in northern Adams County Ohio.
