Kolomoki Mounds

Kolomoki Mounds SHP https://gastateparks.org/KolomokiMounds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolomoki_Mounds The Kolomoki Mounds is one of the largest and earliest Woodland period earthwork mound complexes in the Southeastern United States and is the largest in Georgia. Constructed from 350CE to 600CE, the mound complex is located in southwest Georgia, in present-day Early County near the Chattahoochee River. Seven of the eight mounds are protected as part of Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Park.

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