Imagine standing in a field in central Ohio, where gentle mounds rise from the earth in perfect geometric patterns. The air is thick with mystery, as if the past is whispering secrets to anyone willing to listen. These are the Newark Earthworks—astonishing monuments built over 2,000 years ago by a people whose understanding of the ...
There’s a haunting sense of wonder when you first glimpse the sprawling earthworks of Cahokia, rising quietly from the flatlands near modern-day St. Louis. How could a civilization over a thousand years ago, without the benefit of the wheel or beast of burden, sculpt these massive mounds that rival the pyramids in scale? It’s a ...
Hidden beneath the dense forests and rolling hills of Georgia lie ancient earthworks that whisper stories of a world long vanished. The mounds—some towering, others subtle humps in the landscape—are silent witnesses to vibrant societies that flourished centuries before Europeans ever set foot on this land. These awe-inspiring structures, often overlooked and overshadowed by the ...
