Archaeological Sites
Etowah Mounds
Mississippian · 1000 to 1550 CE · near Cartersville, GA
UnsolvedThe prize. Major chiefdom; famous marble effigies
Where. near Cartersville, GA
Status. Unsolved
Where. near Cartersville, GA
Status. Unsolved
The account
A walled political-religious capital on the Etowah River with elite burials and carved marble figures.
Leads, where the trail points now
- Pin down the most specific last-known position in the record before going; the search centers on near Cartersville, GA.
- What you are chasing is Major chiefdom; famous marble effigies. Work the documented record of Etowah Mounds back to primary sources and separate what is attested from folklore.
- PROTECTED state historic site, digging/detecting illegal (NAGPRA & state burial law).
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