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Miamisburg Mound

archaeological site, Ohio, United States
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The Miamisburg Mound is a large, conical earthwork located southwest of Dayton, Ohio, in the United States. It is one of the largest such structures built by the prehistoric Adena culture. The mound stands 65 feet (20 meters) high and has a circumference of 877 feet (267 meters). Burial mounds, artificial hills of earth and stones built over the remains of the dead, are characteristic of Indian cultures in east-central North America from about 1000 BCE to 700 CE. The Miamisburg Mound is a significant example of these ancient constructions.12

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