Winfield Mounds - Part 2 - Raiders of the Player Mounds & The Temple of Maroon

[@kfitch9215]

Really appreciate these videos. Love the rich history of our area, and the look at the evolution of archaeological approaches. Breathtaking disrespect and disregard for preserving the integrity of these sites. No shock given how the living descendants were treated.

[@BeHistoric]

Thank you for watching and for the support! Yes, both the archeology as well as the history of the archeology is fascinating. Attitudes have clearly changed over time - and you can see that reflected in the approach to these mounds, from the early 1800s to the present.

[@chriswallbruch9523]

This is a really excellent series; thank you so much!

[@BeHistoric]

Very glad that you enjoyed the Winfield Mounds series and that you found it informative! That series was a lot of fun in the making! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment!

[@brianberthold3118]

would love to rent one of those "handheld" lidar systems and go over the whole area

[@BeHistoric]

Thanks for the comment! We later learned that there was some geo-physics performed on the site in the past 30 years, including the habitation area. To our understanding, there wasn't too much found by that survey.

[@jakesarms8996]

The mound was left all dug up ? No excuse for that no matter how long ago it was.

[@BeHistoric]

Agreed. It was a different time, when archeological standards were much lower. And many other mounds were destroyed with little or no understanding or regard to their meaning.

[@jakesarms8996]

@@BeHistoric To me it's most important knowing woodland people lived or frequented an area rather than the actual artifacts. Flint chips will tell you a lot , and those are good enough for me. Leave stuff in the ground. Lots of things come to the surface.

[@shirleymcneely8839]

Not sure I would like my ancestors remains tampered with.