Emerald Mound: Mississippi's Second-Largest Platform
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Emerald Mound: Mississippi's Second-Largest Platform
IntroductionLocated near Natchez, Mississippi, Emerald Mound is one of the largest prehistoric earthworks ever constructed in the United States and the second-largest platform mound in North America after Monks Mound at Cahokia. Built primarily between 1200 and 1730 CE, the mound served as a major ceremonial and political center for the Natchez people, descendants of the Mississippian cultural tradition. Covering approximately 8 acres (3.2 hecta…
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