symbolism. This creation is made specifically to mirror a known constellation to many Siouan peoples, known as the Snake. It is depicted as swallowing an egg whole, representing the struggle against overwhelming odds for the sake of the people. Furthermore, some Siouan peoples seem to have believed that the stars seen at night were a mirror of the spirit world itself, each one representing an ancestor at peace. Therefore, you can see that this mound may have been a special place to bury those with special honors, anchors such people to the earth and their descendants and mimicking the same constellation and would have had great meaning. References Bibliography Koch, Felix J. (1882-1933): A Visit to Fort Ancient, Ohio Archæological and Historical Society Publications: Volume 20 [1911], pp. 248–252. External links Official Fort Ancient Website Fort Ancient, Ancient Ohio Trail Earthworks Timeline, Ancient Ohio Trail Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks UNESCO World Heritage Nomination Ohio History Teachers' page on Fort Ancient Fort Ancient Culture SunWatch - a restored Fort Ancient village Fort Ancient Culture , Virtual First Ohioans Post-Archaic period in North America Archaeological cultures of North America Native American history of Indiana Native American history of Kentucky Native American history of West Virginia Formative period in the Americas 11th-century establishments in North America 1750s disestablishments in the Thirteen Colonies Archaeology of the United States Pre-Columbian cultures Prehistoric cultures in Ohio