Why did prehistoric Georgia Indians build the Etowah Mounds?

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To use as temples for religious ceremonies

To use for hunting

To use as marketplaces for trading goods

To store harvested crops such as corn

Answer 1

All of the above reasons are possible explanations for why prehistoric Georgia Indians built the Etowah Mounds. However, it is difficult to determine the exact motivations for building the mounds as they were constructed in different time periods and may have served multiple purposes over time. The mounds at Etowah, specifically, provide archaeological evidence of a complex society that engaged in religious ceremonies, hunting, trading, and agriculture.