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title: Etowah Statues
author: Heironymous Rowe
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13937/etowah-statues/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-07-01
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# Etowah Statues
_Authored by Heironymous Rowe_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13937.png)
## Image Caption
Statues from the Etowah [Native American](https://www.worldhistory.org/Native_Peoples_of_North_America/) prehistoric site in Georgia, USA. The statues are thought to represent the spirits of one's ancestors as ancestor worship seems to have been a part of religious ritual at the site which flourished c. 1000-c. 1550 CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Rowe, H. (2021, May 04). Etowah Statues. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Rowe, Heironymous. "Etowah Statues." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 04, 2021. .
### MLA
Rowe, Heironymous. "Etowah Statues." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 May 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Etowah_statues_HRoe_2007.jpg) by [**Heironymous Rowe**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Etowah_statues_HRoe_2007.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 04 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.