Mounds Stare Park
Where is this Mounds State Park located?
It is located in Anderson.
Who lived in the Angel Mounds?
The Mississippians lived in the Angel Mounds.
What was dug in the middle of there houses?
Fire pits were dug.
Did these Indians build permanent homes?
No they did not.
What other thing did they build besides mounds?
They built earth walls.
When was the Mounds State Park developed?
It was developed in the 1930's
Was this the largest or smallest settlement in the town?
It was the largest known settlement of its time.
What did the Middle Mississippians settle by?
They settled by rivers.
What did they catch in the rivers?
They caught shellfish.
What 4 things grow in there farms and gardens?
They grew corn, squash, beans, and tobacco.
How many mounds were built in the parks boundaries?
10 mounds were built.
Was Angel Mounds reconstructed?
Yes it was reconstructed to include family dwellings and ceremonial structures.
What kind of top did there mounds have that they built?
They had flat tops.
What did they make jewelry out of?
They made it out of bones
How did they cook tobacco?
They smoked it in stone pipes.
What is the name of the largest mound in the park?
The largest mound is the Great Mound.
Were was the chiefdom located in the Angel Mounds Park?
It was located in the center of the park.
What was the dice made out of?
The dice was made out of bone.
What was the cooking containers made of?
They were usually made of animal skin but sometimes wood or bark.
What was the Hopewell men's specialty?
There specialty was a craftsman.
What are the names of the tribes that built these mounds?
The Adena and Hopewell tribes.
How much acres of archaeologist site that was once the location of the ancient Mississippian culture?
103 acres
What usually happened around the fire pits?
They enjoyed music, and games were played too.
How did these Indians cook?
They heated liquid and dropped hot rocks into the liquid.
What did they do to survive the harsh winters?
They stored food in a pit that they dug.