Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Mississippi Valley (St Louis)
Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age·🇺🇸 Mississippi Valley, United States
About
About Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Mississippi Valley (St Louis)
Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
38.4672° N · 90.6266° W · 132 m · 3 mapped features
- Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary earthwork feature at Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure38.4680° N · 90.6258° W
- Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure38.4665° N · 90.6272° W
- Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Outlierrock artOutlier at Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure38.4682° N · 90.6276° W