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Object Number
2004.1.147.51
Display Title
Portion of the bottom of the mound on the north side of the serpent
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on Board: "Serpent Mound Park, Adams Co., Ohio. / Peabody Museum Amer. Archaeology and Ethnology, / Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / John Cone Kimball, / Photographer, 1887. / 13 - Portion of the Bottom of the Mound on the north side of the Serpent, showing its artificial charachter. / The stones were brought by the builders from the creek below, and are of a differnt kind from those belonging to the surface of the cliff."
Department
Photographic
Date
1887
Artist
John Cone Kimball
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Ohio
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Adams County
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<City>
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Serpent Mound Park
Dimensions
Overall: 10.9538 × 17.3038 cm (4 5/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
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