While in an airplane flying over the midwestern United States, your friend Amare looks out the window and sees what appear to be hills of earth formed in the shape of animals. Amare cannot believe his eyes. He asks you about these amazing, gigantic pieces of artwork. What would you teach Amare about to help him understand what he is observing out the window?
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effigy mounds
effigy mounds
Nazca Lines
Nazca Lines
geoglyphs
geoglyphs
hieroglyphs
- The hills of earth shaped like animals that you are seeing are called effigy mounds. They are a type of prehistoric earthwork built by Native American cultures, particularly in the Midwest region of the United States. These mounds were constructed in the shapes of animals, humans, or other symbols and were often used for burial or ceremonial purposes.
- Similar to the Nazca Lines in Peru, which are large geoglyphs created in the earth, these effigy mounds are also considered geoglyphs. Geoglyphs are large designs or motifs created on the ground, often by arranging stones or earth.
- While hieroglyphs are symbols or characters that are typically inscribed or carved into stone, these effigy mounds are three-dimensional earthworks created by shaping and arranging soil.