The Myths of the Moundbuilders

Most of the big mound sites have their own web page. Several of the official web pages for some of the most important sites are listed here.

Cahokia: http://cahokiamounds.org/

Moundville: http://moundville.ua.edu/

Etowah: http://ngeorgia.com/ang/Etowah_Indian_Mounds_State_Historic_Site

Town Creek Mound: http://www.nchistoricsites.org/town/town.htm

Ocmulgee Mounds: http://www.nps.gov/ocmu/index.htm

Hopewell Culture National Park (Mound City): http://www.nps.gov/hocu/historyculture/index.htm

These videos are brief, but informative:

This is the video produced by Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (it’s the introductory video you see in the museum before you visit the mounds themselves):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dp1CViqb5Y

Illinois Adventure #1308 is another interesting video about Cahokia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt-u9FBBnhc

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