Alabama Mounds/Earthworks

Snake Effigy, Skeleton Mountain, Alabama

Period: Woodland

This unusual site resembles a serpentine figure lying across a ridge in the Skeleton Mountains. In 1990, the archaeologist visiting the site noted it was constructed of quartzite and limestone, creating a 197- foot "walkway." The site also has several stone mounds and a horseshoe-shaped wall.

Illustration by Carol Hicks from Native American Mounds in Alabama: An Illustrated Guide to Public Sites, Revised by Dr. Gregory L. Little, Ed.D.

Links to learn more about the Snake Effigy

• Thousands of Ancient Stone Mounds Recently Discovered in Alabama - Newswire.com
• Preliminary investigations at the Skeleton Mountain site author, Harry O. Holstein