 etowah indian mounds (9br1) are a  archaeological site in bartow county, georgia south of cartersville, in the united states. built and occupied in three phases, from 1000â1550 ad, the prehistoric site is located on the north shore of the etowah river. etowah indian mounds historic site is a designated national historic landmark, managed by the georgia department of natural resources. it is the most intact mississippian culture site in the southeastern united states. ==history== in the 19th century, european-american settlers mistakenly believed that the mounds had been built by the cherokee, who then occupied the region; however, the iroquoian-speaking tribe did not reach this part of georgia until the late 18th century and could not have built the mounds. late 20th-century studies showed the mounds were built and occupied by prehistoric indigenous peoples of the south appalachian mississippian culture (a regional variation of the mississippian culture) of eastern north america. they were ancestors of the historic muskogean language-speaking muscogee (creek) people who later emerged in the area. etowah is a muskogee word derived from italwa meaning "town". the federally recognized muscogee (creek) nation and poarch band of creek indians consider etalwa to be their most important ancestral town. from 1000â1550 ce, etowah was occupied by a series of cycling chiefdoms over the course of five and a half centuries.{{cite book|author=snow, dean|title=archaeology of native north america|chapter=etowah|publisher=prentice hall
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