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History 101: Moundbuilder myths and the Mormons
Following the formation of the United States, American settlers and land speculators moved westward where, according to the mythology of Manifest Destiny, they were to civilize the land.
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May 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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People in the old world do this all the time and it kinda makes me crazy. You know what awesome historical artifacts are randomly buried in backyards in Ohio? Diddly squat, unless it's a Moundbuilder site (which are *extremely* obvious, and therefore known and labeled and protected and all.)
April 18, 2026 at 9:36 PM
People in the old world do this all the time and it kinda makes me crazy. You know what awesome historical artifacts are randomly buried in backyards in Ohio? Diddly squat, unless it's a Moundbuilder site (which are *extremely* obvious, and therefore known and labeled and protected and all.)
wasioto is the Shawnee name for the river. Shawnee people lived here during some of the period between the abandonment of the moundbuilder city here and european settlement
March 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM
wasioto is the Shawnee name for the river. Shawnee people lived here during some of the period between the abandonment of the moundbuilder city here and european settlement
Three Arkansas Archeology Month events tomorrow! Open Lab Day in SE Arkansas, Pottery workshop for kids in NW Arkansas, and a presentation about the Moundbuilder Myth in NW Arkansas. Get all the details on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...
March 10, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Three Arkansas Archeology Month events tomorrow! Open Lab Day in SE Arkansas, Pottery workshop for kids in NW Arkansas, and a presentation about the Moundbuilder Myth in NW Arkansas. Get all the details on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...
200 Ancient Mounds Sacred to 20 of today’s First Nations Tribes on gorgeous land overlooking the Upper Mississippi River. Effigy Mounds National Monument isn’t the first Moundbuilder culture that I’ve covered on RaymondsWhere, but I have to say this location effortlessly commanded respect.
February 26, 2026 at 5:16 PM
200 Ancient Mounds Sacred to 20 of today’s First Nations Tribes on gorgeous land overlooking the Upper Mississippi River. Effigy Mounds National Monument isn’t the first Moundbuilder culture that I’ve covered on RaymondsWhere, but I have to say this location effortlessly commanded respect.
period 3500–1500 BCE, shell mounds and “riverine” economies, and then later moving down to Ohio and the first earthwork Moundbuilder Cultures beginning 800 BCE.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM
period 3500–1500 BCE, shell mounds and “riverine” economies, and then later moving down to Ohio and the first earthwork Moundbuilder Cultures beginning 800 BCE.
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The narrative by "archaeologists" about moundbuilder structures was that the natives had to have been too primitive to build them and must have overcome a previous more advanced and Aryan civilization.
January 10, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The narrative by "archaeologists" about moundbuilder structures was that the natives had to have been too primitive to build them and must have overcome a previous more advanced and Aryan civilization.
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The Gerzean Blade started as a writing prompt from my group.
I wrote chapter 1 in 40min.
🌩Then I KNEW I had something solid.⚡️
My love for Cahokia and moundbuilder culture, a poster in my office showing ancient stone tools, a recent watch of Cowboy Bebop, and my anthropology degree all combined.
The Gerzean Blade started as a writing prompt from my group.
I wrote chapter 1 in 40min.
🌩Then I KNEW I had something solid.⚡️
My love for Cahokia and moundbuilder culture, a poster in my office showing ancient stone tools, a recent watch of Cowboy Bebop, and my anthropology degree all combined.
Tell me about the mysteries you’ve written. What drew you to them? How did you pull it all together in the end? 🔎 #WritingPrompt
October 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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The Gerzean Blade started as a writing prompt from my group.
I wrote chapter 1 in 40min.
🌩Then I KNEW I had something solid.⚡️
My love for Cahokia and moundbuilder culture, a poster in my office showing ancient stone tools, a recent watch of Cowboy Bebop, and my anthropology degree all combined.
The Gerzean Blade started as a writing prompt from my group.
I wrote chapter 1 in 40min.
🌩Then I KNEW I had something solid.⚡️
My love for Cahokia and moundbuilder culture, a poster in my office showing ancient stone tools, a recent watch of Cowboy Bebop, and my anthropology degree all combined.
20 mile #trailrunning at #LittleBennettRegionalPark Moundbuilder ants, toad, dragon flies, and wildflowers made for a great long run.
August 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
20 mile #trailrunning at #LittleBennettRegionalPark Moundbuilder ants, toad, dragon flies, and wildflowers made for a great long run.
Oh no, one of the myths/legends DJ Butler has drawn from prominently in Witchy Eye is the Moundbuilder myth, the oft-debunked belief that Native Americans couldn't have possibly built mounds around the Great Lakes region, so it must've been an advanced race of white people the natives killed off.
July 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Oh no, one of the myths/legends DJ Butler has drawn from prominently in Witchy Eye is the Moundbuilder myth, the oft-debunked belief that Native Americans couldn't have possibly built mounds around the Great Lakes region, so it must've been an advanced race of white people the natives killed off.
Me, too. Started as a grade schooler learning about the Moundbuilder natives of the Ohio Valley, then about slavery and the Underground Railroad, then about my Jewish forebears, and it sprung from there.
May 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Me, too. Started as a grade schooler learning about the Moundbuilder natives of the Ohio Valley, then about slavery and the Underground Railroad, then about my Jewish forebears, and it sprung from there.
In the latest issue of the Journal of Ohio Archaeology, Rob Cook and I review the history of the amazing Serpent Mound, and address how this history has been ignored or distorted by people with varying agendas that are all tied to the racist Moundbuilder Myth.
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April 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In the latest issue of the Journal of Ohio Archaeology, Rob Cook and I review the history of the amazing Serpent Mound, and address how this history has been ignored or distorted by people with varying agendas that are all tied to the racist Moundbuilder Myth.
ohioarchaeology.org/file_downloa...
ohioarchaeology.org/file_downloa...
Both Mormonism and Lewis and Clark’s expedition were motivated by the same pseudo-archaeology. That Native Americans couldn’t have built the earthwork mounds across the US. Brigham Young went with Lost Tribes of Israel, while Jefferson thought it was the Welsh. www.thoughtco.com/moundbuilder...
What Evidence is There that the Moundbuilder Myth is False?
The moundbuilder myth was created by European settlers of the North American continent who did not want to believe somebody else lived there first
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April 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Both Mormonism and Lewis and Clark’s expedition were motivated by the same pseudo-archaeology. That Native Americans couldn’t have built the earthwork mounds across the US. Brigham Young went with Lost Tribes of Israel, while Jefferson thought it was the Welsh. www.thoughtco.com/moundbuilder...
Something something Andrew Jackson, moundbuilder myth, forcibly removing Indigenous people from their lands...
March 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Something something Andrew Jackson, moundbuilder myth, forcibly removing Indigenous people from their lands...
It's a *horror show*. It's *so racist*. And also he just basically makes up an unoriginal riff on Moundbuilder bs using Hittites as the origin point for both the Olmecs and Koreans. It's insane.
March 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
It's a *horror show*. It's *so racist*. And also he just basically makes up an unoriginal riff on Moundbuilder bs using Hittites as the origin point for both the Olmecs and Koreans. It's insane.
Countdown is on for the return of moundbuilder myth-esque "who actually built the mounds/made these belongings" questions to make their return to museum exhibits, since saying they are the cultural heritage of Indigenous people is also no longer allowed.
Last week, while visiting several Smithsonian museums, I kept wondering how long it would take for this administration to direct exhibits to be pulled. Not long, it turns out. 🗃️ www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Truth and Sanity to American History
RESTORING TRUTH IN AMERICAN HISTORY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order restoring truth and sanity to American history by
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March 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Countdown is on for the return of moundbuilder myth-esque "who actually built the mounds/made these belongings" questions to make their return to museum exhibits, since saying they are the cultural heritage of Indigenous people is also no longer allowed.
Hell, the whole Nationalism movements of the 19th century hinged on Origin Charter narratives that were reeaaaly fake.
Mormonism uses fake racist moundbuilder history as apart of its foundational dogma..
Most fake runestones in NA are utilized to undermine Indigenous People's claim to their homes.
Mormonism uses fake racist moundbuilder history as apart of its foundational dogma..
Most fake runestones in NA are utilized to undermine Indigenous People's claim to their homes.
February 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hell, the whole Nationalism movements of the 19th century hinged on Origin Charter narratives that were reeaaaly fake.
Mormonism uses fake racist moundbuilder history as apart of its foundational dogma..
Most fake runestones in NA are utilized to undermine Indigenous People's claim to their homes.
Mormonism uses fake racist moundbuilder history as apart of its foundational dogma..
Most fake runestones in NA are utilized to undermine Indigenous People's claim to their homes.
Jackson also invoked pseudoarchaeological moundbuilder myths to justify this. He said that Indigenous people did not build mounds, but that mounds had been built by a prior "once powerful race" (guess who). Then it was argued Indigenous people had no claim to the land, but white settlers did.
In 1832 the Supreme Court affirmed that Native American nations were in fact independent and sovereign.
That didn't stop President Andrew Jackson from ignoring the ruling and pursing a policy of native removal anyway. It was "allowed" because no one stopped him.
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That didn't stop President Andrew Jackson from ignoring the ruling and pursing a policy of native removal anyway. It was "allowed" because no one stopped him.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcest...
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February 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jackson also invoked pseudoarchaeological moundbuilder myths to justify this. He said that Indigenous people did not build mounds, but that mounds had been built by a prior "once powerful race" (guess who). Then it was argued Indigenous people had no claim to the land, but white settlers did.
How long til they try that the “Myth of the Moundbuilder” was actually true again?
January 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
How long til they try that the “Myth of the Moundbuilder” was actually true again?
5) Emerald Mound; there are several Native American moundbuilder sites along the parkway 6) Elvis Presley's birthplace 7) Windsor Ruins 8) Rocky Springs townsite, a ghost town and free campsite. I listed all my favorite stops and their significance here: thedetoureffect.com/blog/natchez...
December 16, 2024 at 5:02 PM
5) Emerald Mound; there are several Native American moundbuilder sites along the parkway 6) Elvis Presley's birthplace 7) Windsor Ruins 8) Rocky Springs townsite, a ghost town and free campsite. I listed all my favorite stops and their significance here: thedetoureffect.com/blog/natchez...
You might be interested in Jason Colavito's recent book about the moundbuilder myths. It's pretty informative and covers a lot of ground!
www.oupress.com/978080616461...
www.oupress.com/978080616461...
The Mound Builder Myth - University of Oklahoma Press
Say you found that a few dozen people, operating at the highest levels of society, conspired to create a false ancient history of the American continent to ...
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November 17, 2024 at 3:13 PM
You might be interested in Jason Colavito's recent book about the moundbuilder myths. It's pretty informative and covers a lot of ground!
www.oupress.com/978080616461...
www.oupress.com/978080616461...