Etowah
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Archaeology, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Anthropology, Anthropologists
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606)
- Geographical Location: Georgia
- Date: 700-1650
Etowah Mounds and village site, the largest Indian settlement in the Etowah Valley, occupied between 700 and 1650 c.e., was a political, religious, and trade center for several thousand people of the Mississippian or mound builder culture. Influences from the Adena and Hopewell periods are evident along with possible Mesoamerican influence.
The 50-acre site along the Etowah River was fortified on the remaining three sides by a stockade and moat. The village contained two large plazas surrounded by seven mounds, where several hundred burial sites were uncovered by archaeologists....
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