jan 1, 1070 - Great serpent mound
Description:
Medium: earth work
Location: southern Ohio
Artists: mississipian (eastern woodlands)
Time: c.1070 ce
Content! Rattlesnake as symbol
Context: not build in one campaign (changed over years)effigy mounds popular in mississipian culture. Snake associated with crop fertillity.
Function: multiple assumption: astrological phenomenon, representation of Hakkey’s COmet etc...
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