Archaeoastronomy of the Ocmulgee Earth Lodge
Was the Ocmulgee earth lodge an astronomical observatory and sophisticated scientific apparatus designed to forewarn its designers of impending catastrophe
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Georgia
Mayan Glyphs on Georgia, Florida Pottery?
The arrival of corn at the Fort Center and Ortona sites in the Lake Okeechobee area of Florida by 200
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Did Maya mine blue pigment from Georgia?
One of the many mysteries involving the ancient Maya is the origin of a blue pigment they used to paint
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Ancient Civilizations of Georgia
Learn more about the ancient Native American civilizations that existed in Georgia before the arrival of Europeans. Includes videos, 3-D computer reconstructions, extensive image galleries and in-depth articles on Georgia archaeological sites such as Sapelo Shell Rings, Rock Eagle, Fort Mountain, Kolomoki Mounds, Ocmulgee Mounds and Etowah Mounds.
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Sapelo Shell Rings (2170 BC)
The Sapelo Shell Rings Complex is the most ancient Native American civilization in the state of Georgia and is older than the pyramids of Egypt! See 3-D computer reconstructions and take a virtual reality tour of this lost city consisting of three circular villages each with a circular central plaza and each surrounded by a massive circular wall constructed from tons of sea shells.
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Rock Eagle & Rock Hawk (100 AD)
Rock Eagle is an effigy mound in the shape of a bird with its wings spread. It is believed to have been constructed around 2,000 years ago. It is one of only two such structures known to exist east of the Mississippi river with the second structure known as Rock Hawk also located nearby.
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Ancient Chihuahua pots in Georgia, 700 years old, suggest Mexican connection
In 1937, archaeologists in Georgia unearthed a surprise: a dog effigy pot that looked like a Chihuahua. How did Chihuahuas,
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Ancient Chihuahuas in Southeastern U.S.?
Do three dog effigy pots excavated in Georgia in the 1930s at the Bull Creek Site and one from
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Maya gold mines in Georgia?
When Europeans first stepped foot in Florida and Georgia they all recorded eye-witness accounts of Native Americans in possession of
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Mayan Words Among Georgia’s Indians?
Mayan Words in Hitchiti-Creek Language Suggest Ancient Connection The Hitchiti language, one of many languages spoken by Creek Indians, was
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Were the Maya Mining Gold in Georgia?
Is there evidence that the Maya were in Georgia and Florida? If so, why were they there? Were they mining
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Possible Mayan Site Discovered in Georgia Mountains?
Architect and scholar Richard Thornton has published his findings about an archaeological site on the side of Georgia’s highest mountain
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Forsyth Petroglyph Reveals Comet Impact?
Designs on the Forsyth Petroglyph in Georgia may include astronomical representations of stars, the constellation Draco, the Pleiades asterism, a comet, and meteors or comet fragments and may be a record of a comet impact event that caused a severe weather event in 536 AD.
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Were Creek Indians from 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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Fort Mountain Stone Wall (400 AD)
A mysterious stone wall constructed atop Fort Mountain in north Georgia around 400 AD could represent an astronomical observatory built by people from Mexico.
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