FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Anasazi (Pueblo)
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Inca
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Adena & Hopewell
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Mayan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first Indian group to build mounds in what is now the United States are often called the Adenans. They began constructing earthen burial sites and fortifications around 600 B.C. Some mounds from that era are in the shape of birds or serpents, andprobably served religious purposes not yet fully understood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mounds were typically flat-topped earthen pyramids used as platforms for religious buildings, residences of leaders and priests, and locations for public rituals. In some societies, honored individuals were also buried in mounds.
Detailed explanation-3: -From c. 500 B.C. to c. 1650 A.D., the Adena, Hopewell, and Fort Ancient Native American cultures built mounds and enclosures in the Ohio River Valley for burial, religious, and, occasionally, defensive purposes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Archaeologists call those people mound builders. Three important groups of mound builders were the people of the Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian cultures. They built many different types of mounds. Burial mounds were used as graves.