Archaeological Features At Mound Bottom
In all, the Mound Bottom site and Pack site together contain 29 mounds known to be of prehistoric construction. Some of the mounds are flat-topped platform mounds that supported superstructures including ceremonial buildings or elite residences. Other mounds were burial mounds. At Mound Bottom, the principal large flat-topped mound and at least 13 additional smaller mounds were scattered about a central plaza. The principal mound at Mound Bottom stands 25 feet (7.6 m) tall and 47 square feet (4.4 m2) in area at its base. The remains of an earthen ramp leading from the plaza to the top of this mound can still be seen. The entire complex, which is believed to have included hundreds of houses, was surrounded by an earthen wall topped with a palisade of upright logs.
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