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Were Creek Indians from West Mexico?

February 27, 2011February 7, 2012 Gary C. Daniels 1 Comment America-Mexico Connection, Creek Indians, Creek Migration Legend, Georgia, Georgia Mississippian Period, Mississippian Period, Muskogee, West Mexico

It’s possible that a culture influenced by both west Mexican and Olmec ideas settled in Georgia during the Mississippian period. Both the cultural traditions and oral history of the Creek Indians strongly suggest an origin from west Mexico.

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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.

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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.