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Florence Museum of History

June 21, 2006February 6, 2015 Gary C. Daniels

Encompassing three galleries in the building’s upper level, the Pee Dee History Hall introduces the story of this region before

South Carolina Indian Sites

Chester County Historical Society Museum

June 21, 2006February 6, 2015 Gary C. Daniels

Houses notable collections of Native American artifacts, firearms from the Revolutionary era to the present, period costumes and relics from

South Carolina Indian Sites

Cheraw Lyceum Museum

June 21, 2006February 6, 2015 Gary C. Daniels

Named for the Cheraw Indians, Cheraw began as a small trading post at the head of navigation on the Great

South Carolina Indian Sites

Beaufort History Museum

June 21, 2006February 6, 2015 Gary C. Daniels

The Beaufort History Museum continues to be the repository of Beaufort’s manmade history. Artifacts represent Native American settlements, the earliest

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Jade Axes Proof of Vast Ancient Caribbean Network, Experts Say

June 12, 2006March 20, 2012 Gary C. Daniels 0 Comments jade, Long Distance Trade

A discovery of ancient jade could shake up old notions of the New
World before Columbus. Scientists say they have traced 1,500-year-old
axe blades found in the eastern Caribbean to ancient jade mines in
Central America 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) away.

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Brazilian Stonehenge Discovered

May 13, 2006January 15, 2012 Gary C. Daniels 0 Comments Academic Dogma, archaeastronomy, astronomy, Brazil

Brazilian archaeologists have found an ancient stone structure in a
remote corner of the Amazon that may cast new light on the region’s
past.
The site, thought to be an observatory or place of worship, pre-dates
European colonisation and is said to suggest a sophisticated
knowledge of astronomy.
Its appearance is being compared to the English site of Stonehenge.

Ancient Civilizations of Georgia Featured

Kolomoki Mounds (500 AD)

February 17, 2006May 22, 2019 Gary C. Daniels America-Mexico Connection, American Southeast, comet, Creek Indians, Georgia, Georgia Woodland Period, Hitchiti, impact event, Swift Creek, Weeden Island, Woodland Period

The Kolomoki Mounds site is believed to have been the most populous Native American community north of Mexico during its time period. The site consists of nine earthen mounds built between the years A.D. 350 and 750.

Ancient Civilizations of Georgia Featured

Ocmulgee Mounds (1000 AD)

February 15, 2006April 20, 2016 Gary C. Daniels America-Mexico Connection, American Southeast, astronomy, comet, Creek Indians, Creek Migration Legend, Georgia, Georgia Mississippian Period, graves, Hitchiti, impact event, Long Distance Trade, Mississippian Period, Muskogee, Swift Creek

Ocmulgee Mounds located in Macon, Geogia consists of seven mounds and associated plazas. The Great Temple Mound at Ocmulgee was built atop the Macon Plateau and rises 56 feet high from the surface of the plateau.

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Etowah Mounds (1250 AD)

February 13, 2006December 6, 2019 Gary C. Daniels America-Mexico Connection, American Southeast, Creek Indians, Creek Migration Legend, Etowah Mounds, Georgia, Georgia Mississippian Period, Mississippian Period, SECC

The Etowah Mounds complex consists of six earthen Indian mounds all in the traditional Mississippian truncated pyramid shape. These Indian mounds were built between 950 A.D. and 1450 A.D. although major construction didn’t truly begin until around A.D. 1250.