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title: Serpent Mound
author: Ann Merrill
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13985/serpent-mound/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Serpent Mound
_Authored by Ann Merrill_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13985.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Serpent Mound](https://www.worldhistory.org/Serpent_Mound/), Ohio. It was first positively dated and attributed to the [Native American](https://www.worldhistory.org/Native_Peoples_of_North_America/) Adena [culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/culture/) (c. 800 BCE - 1 CE) but later excavations strongly suggested it was built by the natives of the so-called Fort Ancient culture (c. 1000-1750 CE) and, most likely, around 1070 CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Merrill, A. (2021, May 07). Serpent Mound. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Merrill, Ann. "Serpent Mound." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 07, 2021. .
### MLA
Merrill, Ann. "Serpent Mound." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 May 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/moldovann/2625248245/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/moldovann/2625248245/) by [**Ann Merrill**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/moldovann/2625248245/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 07 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0deed.en). This licence only allows others to download this content and share it with others as long as the author is credited, but they can't change the content in any way or use it commercially. 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.