Mound Builder is the general name or the collective name given to the pre-Columbian Native American cultures who constructed earthen structures for religous, burial and/ or ceremonial purposes. The Mound Builder are famous in building flat earthworks, flat mounds and other forms
The general term given to pre-Columbian Native American cultures who built earthen structures for religious, burial and ceremonial purposes is "mound builders." Mound builders were inhabitants of North America who used to build earthen mounds for religious, ceremonial and residential purposes. These people generally lived in the regions of the Great Lakes, the Ohio River Valley and the Mississippi River.