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Effigy Mounds is a geoglyph and earthwork in United States, North America. US National Park Service dates it to c. 700-1100 CE. Its listed material is Earth and stone. US National Park Service also records: “Ceremonial mounds.”
Earthen mounds shaped as bears and birds above the Mississippi.



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Compare the published evidence and its interpretations. “Consensus” records the mainstream account; “Alternative” identifies a competing interpretation, not an equally established conclusion. Estimates and unresolved questions remain qualified in the claim text.
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| Date | 700 CE - 1100 CE c. 700-1100 CE US National Park Service | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Ceremonial mounds US National Park Service | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 900 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 700 CE - 1,100 CE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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