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Platform mounds, as forms of monumental architecture, have long been central to inquiries into Native American social complexity. The archaeological literature produced over the last 5 years that pertains to North American platform mounds in the Southeast and Southwest is reviewed. Chronologies, forms, and functions of platform mounds are summarized. There are similarities in the platform mound characteristics and construction sequences found in both regions. It is proposed that these characteristics reflect similar social processes of integration and differentiation.
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Lindauer, O., Blitz, J.H. Higher ground: The archaeology of North American platform mounds. J Archaeol Res 5, 169–207 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229110
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