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Approaching the Great Mound


Approaching the Great Mound
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Copyright: Randy Dillinger (Dillinger) Silver Star Critiquer [C: 10 W: 1 N: 6] (42)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-17
Categories: Ruins
Exposure: f/2.8
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-23 14:26
Viewed: 477
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
More than 2,000 years ago, the Adena and Hopewell peoples lived throughout the eastern United States. One of the enduring remnants of their civilization are earthwork mounds which can be still observed at a number of sites. The mounds are thought to have had significance for burial rituals. Some researchers have also theorized that the mounds were aligned with the sun to help mark the seasons.

This photo was taken at Mounds State Park in Anderson, Indiana. On the right side of the photo, you can see the outer slope of the Great Mound, the tallest and widest of the earthworks found in this state park. A second mound is pictured in the middle of the photo, just above the fence line; however, that mound only shows up as a slight dip and rise in this photo.

The earthworks at this site are dated to about 150 BC.
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Hello Randy,
It is interesting, in the UK the very early inhabitants(from the time of building Stonehenge) also contructed mounds. I have seen them in Ireland also.
I really like the green and soft light of this photo.
Regards, Joni
PS- I am very flattered that you have made me one of your favourites. J

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