Overleg:Etowah Indian Mounds

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The New York Times, 5-4-1886, schreef destijds over 'acres of skulls and bones. Some of these are gigantic. If the whole frame is in proportion to two thigh bones that were found, the owner must have stood 14 feet tall [4,26 m].' ([1], [2], [3])

American Antiquarian, 7:52, 1885: 'On the stones which covered the vault were carved inscriptions, and these when deciphered, will doubtless lift the veil that now shrouds the history of the race of people that one time inhabited this part of the American continent. The relics have been carefully packed and forwarded to the Smithsonian Institute, and they are said to be the most interesting collection ever found in the United States.' ([4], p. 4-66 zijn om een bepaalde reden niet in te zien.)

North Otago Times, 23-7-1884, pg.2: 'H. R. Hazelton recently opened the large Indian mound near Cartersville, Ga [Georgia]. A layer of very heavy flagstones covered a deep vault, in which was found the skeleton of a man 9ft 2in [2,79 m] in height, surrounded by seven other skeletons, apparently those of very young persons. The giant evidently had been a king, as his head was encircled with a copper crown. (..) The under-side of the stones covering the grave are filled with deeply carved inscriptions. If it is ever possible to decipher these, Mr Hazelton thinks he will have something reliable in regard to prehistoric man in America.' ([5], ongeveer halverwege de kolom)

Vraag: waar zijn de stenen met inscripties, botten en koperen kroon nu?

Er was een vertegenwoordiger van het Smithsonian Institute aanwezig bij de vroege opgraving in Etowah Indian Mounds, want dit feit is bevestigd in The Smithsonian's Fifth Annual Report (1887), met zelfs een illustratie van de "Large Mound" in Etowah. 10Guillot (overleg) 21 aug 2022 11:42 (CEST)