Folkert Mound Group
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The Folkert Mound Group of Hardin County, Iowa
is a collection of 27 prehistoric mounds on the bluffs above the Iowa River
, in a variety of shapes, including linear, compound, conical, and an enigmatic cruciform mound.
The earliest map of the mounds was made by John Hotopp in 1974, and the mound group was mapped in detail in 2006.
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. However Lensink felt there was little evidence of this possible alignment. An apparent alignment of the largest conical mound, A, in the south with the end peaks of the cruciform mound, X, and an alignment between Mound X and the end of longest mound, T, has been postulated, but the meaning of these alignments is unknown.
Hardin County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,534 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,224 housing units, of which 7,296 were occupied.-2000 census:...
is a collection of 27 prehistoric mounds on the bluffs above the Iowa River
Iowa River
The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. It is about long and is open to small river craft to Iowa City, about from its mouth...
, in a variety of shapes, including linear, compound, conical, and an enigmatic cruciform mound.
The earliest map of the mounds was made by John Hotopp in 1974, and the mound group was mapped in detail in 2006.
History
The alignment of the cruciform mound is especially interesting to researchers. Horton felt the cruciform mound aligned with the 11th century Crab NebulaCrab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus...
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Supernova
A supernova is a stellar explosion that is more energetic than a nova. It is pronounced with the plural supernovae or supernovas. Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months...
. However Lensink felt there was little evidence of this possible alignment. An apparent alignment of the largest conical mound, A, in the south with the end peaks of the cruciform mound, X, and an alignment between Mound X and the end of longest mound, T, has been postulated, but the meaning of these alignments is unknown.