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The Serpent Mound Native Americans

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Serpent Mound- The creators of the Serpent Mound were Native Americans possibly part of the Mississippi tribes. The Serpent Mounds was dated from 400 to 1100 CE of a formed impacted crater. Module 2 states, “the Serpent Mound was constructed to honor the cosmic rhythms through its form and structure”. The mound is made of several layers which are stone, clay, ash and top soil. It is not sure to what the covering layer was made of. The Serpent Mound has a smooth cascading dome shape. The main part of the snake reaches over 1330 feet. There are three bends facing eastward which aligned with the equinox and solstice sunrise. Looking at the realistic shape of a serpent one can see that this is where the name has come from. There is no information

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