S1 E14: Mysteries of the Mounds
Episode description
What happens when an Indigenous burial mound is turned into a Revolutionary War cemetery? We're discussing the fine line between preservation and desecration at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta, Ohio.
Resources:
"Marietta Earthworks", Marietta: Ohio's First Adventure
"White Settlers Buried the Truth about the Midwest's Mysterious Mound Cities" by Sarah E Baires, Smithsonian Magazine
Mound Cemetery National Register of Historic Places nomination correspondence
"Marietta, Ohio’s Ancient Earthworks: Star Alignments as a Portal to the Path of Souls" by Dr. Greg Little, Alternate Perceptions Magazine
"Marietta Earthworks" - The Moundbuilders' Art: A Confluence of 'Ingenuity, Industry, and Elegance', openvirtualworlds.org
"Ancient History" by Marielle Murphy, Cincinnati Magazine
YouTube- "Mound Cemetery", Amanda Hawkins
"Middle Tennessee's Native American History: The Mississippian Period", Native History Association
"Adena Culture", Ohio History Central
"Hopewell Culture", Ohio History Central
"The Native American Mound Builders", Heritage Daily
'"Archaeology: Saga of Giant Mound Builders is a Tall Tale that Won’t Go Away" by Bradley Lepper, The Columbus Dispatch
"Adena Culture", Brittanica.com
"Hopewell Culture", Brittanica.com
"Missippian Culture", Brittanica.com
Plaques at Mound Cemetery- Marietta, Ohio