Besides the pueblos. Why are there no ruins like the ones in Mexico in the U.S.? (Pyramids)?

Question

So far thanks for not having any stupid answers. Not being sarcastic I have always wondered about this?

Answer 1

We have a couple of the seven Wonders Of The Worlds. And it is in every other countries books labeled as such.

Isn't that something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

It seems every society had their own designs and ways of living.First you must base it on how you live, what your weather is like, the times in wich the people lived, and so on, then if the building is a living situation or a temple. Native Americans didnt have the wheel but ofcourse the earliest egyptians didnt either, however their visions of their diety was much more a matter of the nature around them. The indians of the south west built on cliff faces for at least two reasons, one was protection, it was hard for enemy to attack you when you lived on a cliff face in a cave and a small wooden ladder was the entry point. Also its very hot and dry in that area most of the year, and inside caves the temperature was much cooler, in the winters it was more protected from wind and weather too. The Pueblos were made of mud brick, something that was available everywhere, you simply put water and dirt together and mixed in some weeds to help with the cohesivness. you could make lots of bricks in a day and let them dry in the constant sun, then stack them and coat them with wet clay to create a surface that would hold together, basically for free. A thick mud brick wall helped keep the interior temperature more even than living outside. Since it seldom rained the unbaked brick was fairly safe to build with. Pueblo Bonita was the religious and cultural center for many of the pueblo type tribes and the round walls of the buildings there were to replicate the sun and moon which were holy , as well as create a room where everyone was placed at the same distance from everyone the centeral speaking area. This way, much like king arthurs round table, no one was at the head of anything. Since the people who gathered there were usually only the religious leaders of each tribe or the chiefs, this kept arguments down to a dull roar. Indians in many areas of the country lived in smaller personal hide covered temporary dwellings since they were hunters and traveled from hunting ground to hunting ground as the months changed. Eastern indians often lived in longhouses, covered with bark and hides which they could repair easily and if you were flooded or invaded it wasnt such a difficult thing to move to a different area. The mound builders built those as their objects to honor the dieties and also funeral mounds. In the midwest there are mounds of various shapes, the snake mound is in ohio and it is shaped like a snake eating an egg. there are mounds in Indiana as well of various shapes and these were mostly built by the hopewell tribes. The mound builders were mainly earlier than the tribes we know of now. There are also mounds in Georgia and they are of different shapes. The Etowah Mounds north of atlanta are basically pyramid shaped with a flat top, similar to the inca and aztec pyramids only they are all dirt , with years worth of burrials in them. The Ocmulgee mounds near Macon were built up ring shapes. Every culture has its creations, however not all of them last forever.

Answer 3

There are. The snake mounds and other mounds in Ohio and other places are pretty impressive.

Some of the materials availble in mexico aren't as plentiful in Upper America. Presumably the materials to shape stone into massive blocks.

There was also a somewhat catastrophic event in Upper America that ended the hopewell civilization. If they had continued on like the Aztecs or Olmec did I think they could have made just as impressive structures.

Answer 4

There are many ruins in the US. They aren't pyramids but they still show record of past civilizations here. As for the pyramids they are still finding them in countries they once thought had none, so there may still be one or two here that haven't been identified yet. Doubtful but possible. Check for ancient ruins in new mexico, arizona, and colorado. I visited them as a child and can still remember alot about them.

Answer 5

North America was up north more than Egypt and Mexico, or other places that have ruins were mostly more near the equator, which is the hot spot. And since North America was more North of the equator, it was colder, and not a lot a people back then had heaters, so they stayed more south.

Answer 6

There are ones that the archeoligists say are very similar to those made by the Mayans in Illinois. They are called the Cahokia Mounds. They are basically piles of dirt now, the particular tribe (that we now call Mississippians) traditionally covered their palaces over every few years. (Which is simular to what the indians did in Tlaxcala...see Cacaxtla) I find it all so interesting. We also have ruins of forts that you can see, they are much younger in age, but history none the less.

Answer 7

The Anazazi have left ruins in Arizona & New Mexico;there are Cherokee remains in Oklahoma as well as Jackson County, NC.
There are remains of many indiginous people throughout the United States. Go to the state in question via the internet & look it up.

Answer 8

because people in general haven't lived in America as long as they have in other countries. the first people over here came over only about 10,000 years ago compared to the millions on the other side of the world. and the ones that stayed in america and didnt move down to areas around mexico were mainly nomadic. although there are some anciet ruins in america too. there just aren't as many as in other countries. one for instance are the large mounds that are in many shapes in the northern US that were built by the mound builders.

Answer 9

There are the serpent mounds in Ohio. There's America's Stonehenge in New Hampshire.
Basically the tribes of the northern Americas who stayed in place built things out of wood which doesn't last. Other tribes were nomadic and carried everything with them.

Answer 10

In West Virginia and Eastern Ohio there are Indian Mounds.

Answer 11

typically because the Native Americans in the US used Teepees and Wigwams. There are a few burial grounds that are mounds. I know there are some in Indiana but I can't remember the name. Hope this helps