Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Amazonas (Manaus)
Moundville Ceremonial Mound Site
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age·🇧🇷 Amazonas, Brazil
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About Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Amazonas (Manaus)
Moundville Ceremonial Mound in Amazonas, Brazil is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Moundville Ceremonial Mound
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
2.9776° S · 60.5340° W · 269 m · 3 mapped features
Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Moundville Ceremonial Mound
2.9768° S · 60.5332° WMoundville Ceremonial Mound — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Moundville Ceremonial Mound
2.9783° S · 60.5346° WMoundville Ceremonial Mound — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Moundville Ceremonial Mound
2.9765° S · 60.5350° W