Mound Builder

An umbrella term for numerous Native American cultures, including the Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian.

Dates

c. 4500–1450 B.C.E.

Places

Works of Art Periods, Cultures, Styles

Mound Builder

An umbrella term for numerous Native American cultures, including the Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian.

Dates

c. 4500–1450 B.C.E.

Places

Works of Art Periods, Cultures, Styles

Works of Art

Teaching guide: Mississippian shell gorget

c. 1250–1350

Poverty Point, Louisiana

c. 1650–800 B.C.E.

Mississippian shell neck ornament (gorget)

c. 1250–1350

Fort Ancient Culture: Great Serpent Mound

c. 1070

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Periods, Cultures, Styles

Fort Ancient Culture(?), Great Serpent Mound, c. 1070, Adams County, Ohio (photo: Arthur T. LaBar, CC BY-NC 2.0)

Fort Ancient Culture

1000–1650