Macro Mound
by Warren Thompson
Title
Macro Mound
Artist
Warren Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Macro Mound- at
Crystal River Archaeological State Park.
A National Historic Landmark, this 61-acre, pre-Columbian, Native American site has burial mounds, temple/platform mounds, a plaza area and a substantial midden. The six-mound complex is one of the longest continuously occupied sites in Florida. For 1,600 years the site served as an imposing ceremonial center for Native Americans. People traveled to the complex from great distances to bury their dead and conduct trade. It is estimated that as many as 7,500 Native Americans may have visited the complex every year. Although primarily an archaeological site, the park sits on the edge of an expansive coastal marsh.
This first temple mound was built around AD.600 and supported a temple.
A ramp and a causeway, now destroyed, led northeast to Stele 1.
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July 6th, 2013
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