 It is thought that the dwellings that sat upon the mound were constructed of materials such as palmetto limbs and other local forms of timber such as oak.It is also inferred that due to the social structure that existed at the time, the inhabitation of the mound's top was reserved for the highest-ranking members (elites) of the community.The most likely inhabitants of these prime locations on top of the mound would have been tribal chiefs and religious leaders.