The highest domiciliary mound in the Tennessee Valley was probably built between 100 B.C. and 400 A.D. by a prehistoric people of the ancient Woodland Culture. Such mounds served as bases for ceremonial temples or chief's houses. Originally encircled by an earthen wall, this mound contains no burials. It is 43 feet in height, with base measurements of 310 feet by 230 feet and a flat top measuring 145 feet by 90 feet. Evidence indicates that nearby there were two smaller mounds, villages, and cultivated fields.

Photo: Sandra Hughes

Photo: Sandra Hughes

Photo: Sandra Hughes

Photo: Sandra Hughes

Florence, Alabama · USA