The Mounds at Kolomoki

Kolomoki Mounds State Park Map

Mounds built by early Native American groups served a variety of purposes, mostly ceremonial. They required extensive labor to build.

The Great Temple Mound located in Early County, Georgia, near the Chattahoochee River was the focal point around which all other activity in Kolomoki society was organized.

Woodland Indians constructed burial pits out of locally harvested logs. These pits may then have been covered with earth to form a mound.

The Burial Mound (Mound D) is over 20 feet high. It was built in stages over time.

The Ceremonial Mound (Mound H) was a center for both ritual and recreation, such as the ball game depicted in this print.

Artifacts discovered at the Kolomoki site suggest that the Woodland Indians traded along extensive networks to the south and north.

Numerous examples of art and pottery were excavated at the Kolomoki site. Much of the pottery was stamped with a specific pattern, which has also been found at other sites along Kolomoki Creek.