Effigy Mounds National Monument
- Effigy Mounds National Monument
Reserva nacional en el nordeste del estado de Iowa en EE.UU. Se ubica junto al río Mississippi y cubre una superficie de 597 ha (1.475 acres).
Establecido en 1949, el monumento tiene 183 montículos funerarios conocidos, algunos de los cuales tienen la forma de aves y osos. Estos montículos fueron construidos durante el período llamado Woodland (1000 BC– 1200 AD), y probablemente los montículos con efigie fueron construidos entre 400 y 1200 AD. En algunos de los montículos se ha encontrado cobre, huesos y herramientas de piedra de origen indio. Uno de los montículos con forma de oso mide 42 m (137 pies) de largo por 1 m (3.5 pies) de alto.
Enciclopedia Universal.
2012.
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