EFFIGY MOUND

''Sites in the U.S. of similar history may be found at Indian Mounds Park''

An 'effigy mound' is a raised pile of earth built in the shape of a stylized animal, symbol, or human figure.
Effigy mounds were constructed in many Native American cultures and are believed to be for primarily religious purposes, although some also fulfill a burial mound function. The builders of the effigy mounds are usually referred to generally as the Mound Builders.
Native North American effigy mounds have been compared to the large-scale effigy forms depicted in the Nazca Lines of Peru.

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See also

See also

★ Adena culture

★ Hopewell culture

★ Mississippian culture

★ Harpers Ferry, Iowa in Effigy Mounds National Monument

★ Serpent Mound found in Adams County, Ohio

★ Rock Eagle and Rock Hawk Effigy Mounds, both in Putnam County, Georgia