 Park
(770) 387-3747
Home to several thousand Native Americans between 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.
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Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 9AM–5PM; Sunday 2–5:30PM; Closed Monday
(except holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. For a
more enjoyable visit, plan to spend 1–2 hours. Admission:
$2.50–$4.
Group rates available with advance notice.
Bus parking available.
Facilities:
6 Earthen Mounds
Museum
Gift Shop
20 Picnic Tables
Riverside Benches
Bus Parking
Address/Directions
Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site
813 Indian Mounds Rd., S.W.
Cartersville , GA 30120
Located 5 miles southwest of I-75 exit #288. Follow brown
directional signs. |
