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Kolomoki Mounds
31.4715° N, -84.9294° E
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The Kolomoki Mounds is one of the largest and earliest Woodland period earthwork mound complexes in the Southeastern United States and is the largest in Georgia. Constructed from 350 to 600, the mound complex is located in southwest Georgia, in present-day Early County near the Chattahoochee River. The mounds were designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Seven of the eight mounds are protected as part of Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Park.
Historical Timeline
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Mound construction (broad span)
c. 250–950 CE
Major construction phase
c. 350–600 CE
National Historic Landmark designation
1964
Museum theft
March 1974
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