Burial Mound -- Caddo Mounds SHS, SH 21 W of Alto, TX - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

This sign of history is located at the Burial Mound at Caddo Mounds State Historic site, and reads as follows:

"BURIAL MOUND

This burial mound was about 20 feet tall and 90 feet in diameter when the village was abandoned. A series of archaeological excavations beginning in 1939 determined that it was built in successive stages over a period of about 700 years, ending around 1300 AD. It contained around 90 bodies in about 30 burial pits. Burial here was reserved for community leaders, and evidence suggests that family members or servants may have been sacrificed and interred along with them. People brought food, water, fire, and tobacco to the grave for several days after the burial to help the deceased arrive safely at “the other house,” or afterlife. Refined objects found in burials included stone and copper ornaments along with pine locally made ceramic vessels."

Group that erected the marker: Texas Historical Commission URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 1649 SH 21 W Alto, TX

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