It means that it is a burial site and should be left alone. Removing artifacts or bones from a mound is a Federal Crime. Anyone caught selling these items will be prosecuted and end up in prison.
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building mounds such as the serpent mound
The Pinson Mounds are a series of Mounds (72) located in Madison County, Tennessee.
why were the mounds that the Adena and Hopewell so important
They produced great mounds, and the Monk's Mouund which was over 100 ft. tall.
Yes, there are Indian mounds in Missouri. These mounds were built by indigenous peoples in the region for various purposes, such as burial sites, ceremonial structures, and residential areas. The most well-known Indian mounds in Missouri are found at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, which is located near Collinsville, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. These mounds are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cahokia Mounds, which preserves the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico.