I think it is fascinating how much researchers can infer from the simple structures of the Indian Mounds. Some things mentioned in this book are purely speculation because there is no record of the Mound Building people, but the theories about them are so intricate and developed. It amazes me that the researchers that have spent their whole lives striving towards figuring out who built these mounds still have not determined the builders.
The fact that some of the mounds were used as burial sites cannot be disputed, but the fact that they are seen as a pivotal gathering point for a religion or even possibly multiple tribes is something that would take much research and thought. The theory that the mounds were used to bring multiple varied groups together is interesting. The mounds had to have a huge significance for people to put aside their differences and gather around these beautiful structures.
I think it is important for people to want to preserve something that was so important to a culture of the past. The fact that some people throughout communities with mounds feel no need to protect them is astonishing to me. Why would you not want to protect such a unique piece of history? Nowhere else in the world has these amazingly well preserved artifacts. I think the legislation passed to protect the mounds was a necessary measure to preserve the past. I feel bad for the Indian tribes that have had to see their ancestral connections destroyed by developers.
Yeah,,I could not agree more with your idea. When i read about the destruction of mounds and Native Americans stopped building mounds after Europeans intruded into America, i felt very sorry about Native Americans and all the cultural or religious values of these mounds they once accomplished.
ReplyDeleteI think those mounds are really worth of protecting seriously for later research and investigation cause i believe that Native Americans had once developed their own civilization.