Etowah — Mound C West Face Ancillary (Bartow)
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Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)·Hallstatt / Early Iron Age; Mississippian·🇺🇸 Georgia, Bartow County, Etowah, United States
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About Etowah — Mound C West Face Ancillary (Bartow)
Etowah — Mound C West Face Ancillary (Bartow) in Georgia, Bartow County, Etowah, United States is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Hallstatt / Early Iron Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions mound 22 m diameter × 6 m high; ditch 2 m deep; area 3.6 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hallstatt / Early Iron Age tumulus with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 210 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 1500–1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)
- Culture
- Hallstatt / Early Iron Age; Mississippian
- Builders
- Hallstatt
- Purpose
- Elite burial and ritual mound
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500–1200 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 831 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1927
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
34.1300° N · 84.8100° W · 210 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Etowah — Mound C West Face Ancillary (Bartow) — structure with stratified deposits34.1303° N · 84.8076° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Etowah — Mound C West Face Ancillary (Bartow) — complex with stratified deposits34.1281° N · 84.8111° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Etowah — Mound C West Face Ancillary (Bartow) — outlier with stratified deposits34.1277° N · 84.8103° W
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