“Great Serpent Mound”

“Great Serpent Mound” 

• Adena

• Ohio, 1070 CE

• material/form: 1300’ long, 3’ high, follows a river, east/west axis, earthwork, site specific, Mississippian culture.

Context: numerous mounds forming the shape of a serpent.

Function: connection to Haley’s comet, might have been used to mark time/seasons. (head pointed toward sun)