What happens when an Indigenous burial mound is turned into a Revolutionary War cemetery? We're discussing the fine line between preservation and desecration at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta, Ohio.

Resources:

"Marietta Earthworks", Marietta: Ohio's First Adventure

"White Settlers Buried the Truth about the Midwest's Mysterious Mound Cities" by Sarah E Baires, Smithsonian Magazine

Mound Cemetery National Register of Historic Places nomination correspondence

"Marietta, Ohio’s Ancient Earthworks: Star Alignments as a Portal to the Path of Souls" by Dr. Greg Little, Alternate Perceptions Magazine

"Marietta Earthworks" - The Moundbuilders' Art: A Confluence of 'Ingenuity, Industry, and Elegance', openvirtualworlds.org

"Ancient History" by Marielle Murphy, Cincinnati Magazine

YouTube- "Mound Cemetery", Amanda Hawkins

"Middle Tennessee's Native American History: The Mississippian Period", Native History Association

"Adena Culture", Ohio History Central

"Hopewell Culture", Ohio History Central

"The Native American Mound Builders", Heritage Daily

'"Archaeology: Saga of Giant Mound Builders is a Tall Tale that Won’t Go Away" by Bradley Lepper, The Columbus Dispatch

"Adena Culture", Brittanica.com

"Hopewell Culture", Brittanica.com

"Missippian Culture", Brittanica.com

Plaques at Mound Cemetery- Marietta, Ohio