- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2010
- Date of Original:
- 2010
- Subject:
- Parks--Georgia
Natural resources conservation areas--Georgia
Etowah Indian Mound State Historic Site (Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bartow County, 34.23786, -84.8405
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 E8 2010
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-be8-b2010-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-be8-b2010-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Ancient Indian Settlement along the Etowah River
Facilities
Museum Replica Wattle &
Daub Hut 6 Earthen Mounds Riverside Benches Walking Trail Gift Shop 20 Picnic Tables Bus Parking
Annual Events
Artifact Identificatin Day (March)
Native American Tools & Weapons (April)
Junior Ranger Camp (summer)
Day of Discovery for Kids (July)
Flintknapping (August)
Skills of the Past (October)
Torch-light Tour of the Ancient City
hours
Wednesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.
Home to several thousand Native Americans from 1000 A.D. to 1550 A.D., this 54-acre site contains six earthen mounds, a plaza, village area, borrow pits and defensive ditch. This is the most intact Mississippian Culture site in the southeastern United States.
While only nine percent of this site has been excavated, examination at Mound C and surrounding artifacts revealed much about the people who lived here more than 500 years ago. The Etowah Indian Mounds symbolize a society rich in ritual. Towering over the community, the 63-foot flat-topped earthen knoll was used as a platform for the home of the priest-chief. In another mound, nobility were buried in elaborate costumes accompanied by items they would need in their after-lives. Today, visitors may tour the museum where exhibits interpret daily life in the once self-sufficient community.
Many artifacts show how the natives of this political and religious center decorated themselves with shell beads, tattoos, paint, complicated hairdos, feathers and copper ear ornaments. Well-preserved stone effigies and objects made of wood, sea shells and stone are also displayed.
Operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
08/10
Located 6 miles southwest of I-75 exit #288 (Main Street). Follow brown directional signs.
nearby attractions
Red Top Mountain State Park -- cottages & camping
Dellinger Park Chieftains Trail Lake Allatoona New Echota State Historic Site
(Cherokee Indian capital)
Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site
Funk Heritage Center at Reinhardt College
Booth Western Art Museum Weinman Mineral Museum Allatoona Pass Battlefield
hours
WednesdaySaturday / 9AM5PM Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Group rates available with advance notice. Bus parking is available.
For a more enjoyable visit, plan to spend 1-2 hours.
information
Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site 813 Indian Mounds Road SE Cartersville, GA 30120 770-387-3747
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites 2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 1352 Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-2770
www.GeorgiaStateParks.org
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