--- title: Mound A, Etowah author: William Avery Hudson source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13989/mound-a-etowah/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Mound A, Etowah _Authored by William Avery Hudson_ ## Image File [![Mound A, Etowah](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13989.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13989.jpg) ## Image Caption Mound A, Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site, Cartersville, GA. The [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) was built in three phases between c. 1000 - c. 1550 and the present site encloses three large and three smaller mounds surrounding a central plaza. The three large mounds were the chief’s residence (Mound A), the ceremonial site for religious rituals (Mound B), and the [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) site for the nobility (Mound C); the smaller mounds are each attached or nearby the larger. Between the three was a plaza, which served for ceremonies, commerce, and as a ball field. ## Cite This Work ### APA Hudson, W. A. (2021, May 10). Mound A, Etowah. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Hudson, William Avery. "Mound A, Etowah." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 10, 2021. . ### MLA Hudson, William Avery. "Mound A, Etowah." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 May 2021, . ## License & Copyright [![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/williamaveryhudson/32073669728/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/williamaveryhudson/32073669728/) by [**William Avery Hudson**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/williamaveryhudson/32073669728/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 10 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.