1. The Moundbuilders Dennis Rees Teacher-Consultant Arizona Geographic Alliance

2. The Moundbuilders were an ancient people who lived along the rivers and streams in the eastern and southern United States. They consisted of 3 consecutive cultures: the Adena, the Hopewell, and the Mississippian. They are the ancestors of the modern Native Americans who live in those areas today.

3. This is where their settlements were located.

4. Their settlements may have looked like this in ancient times.

8. Their mounds were used for burial, religious ceremonies, and housing.

9. Effigy Mounds-Mississippian Culture

10. Ocmulgee Earthlodge- Mississippian Culture

12. They created a variety of objects for decoration, personal use, and trade.

13. Marble Statues- Mississippian Culture

14. Mica Hand-Hopewell Culture Culture

15. Mississippian Culture Pottery

16. Stone Pipe-Adena Culture

17. Clay Head- Mississippian Culture

18. Today, this is what remains of their settlements. Effigy Mound-Mississippian Culture

19. Serpent Mound-Adena Culture

20. Cahokia Mound-Mississippian Culture

21. Etowah Mound-Mississippian Culture

22. Pharr Mound-Hopewell Culture

24. Map is courtesy of Comparative Archeology.Web Map is courtesy of Comparative Archeology.Web Photos are courtesy of the National Park Service and the Library of Congress Photos are courtesy of the National Park Service and the Library of Congress