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American indian dvd
American indian dvd










american indian dvd

Yet the city’s walls were burned and the marble statues smashed and buried sometime around 1400 AD The city was surrounded by a defensive moat and palisade wall. The artisans in this city carved large marble statues of their ancestors which they housed in the temple atop the Funeral Mound. Great temples were built on top of these earthen pyramids. Etowah Indian Mounds complex- this magnificent Indian city featured three large earthen pyramids, the greatest rising over 8 stories tall.The city also included a large, round, earth-covered council house with 50 seats lining the walls where Indian leaders sat discussing important trade and political issues around 900 AD Ocmulgee Indian Mounds complex- this large riverside community featured an earthen pyramid that rose over 11 stories high from the flood plain of the Ocmulgee River.This city was the most populous Native American city north of Mexico around 500 AD Kolomoki Indian Mounds complex- this Native American town featured a seven story earthen pyramid whose base is larger than a football field! It was once completely covered in white clay giving it a truly awe-inspiring appearance.The villagers also created some of the earliest pottery ever discovered in North America (yes, older than even Mexico’s earliest pottery!) The Sapelo Shell Ring complex- this village’s circular walls were constructed from tons of seashells and is older than the pyramids in Egypt.See stunning 3D computer reconstructions and never-before-seen digital video footage of Georgia’s earliest Native American cities, towns, and villages such as: This groundbreaking video takes you back through 4,000 years of Georgia history & archaeology on a tour through the state’s most important Native American historic sites.












American indian dvd