Archaeological Sites
Spiro Mounds
Mississippian · 900 to 1450 CE · Le Flore County, OK
UnsolvedThe prize. One of the richest pre-Columbian artifact troves
Where. Le Flore County, OK
Status. Unsolved
Where. Le Flore County, OK
Status. Unsolved
The account
A ceremonial center whose elite tombs held exquisite shell, copper, and stone art, infamously looted in the 1930s.
Leads, where the trail points now
- Pin down the most specific last-known position in the record before going; the search centers on Le Flore County, OK.
- What you are chasing is One of the richest pre-Columbian artifact troves. Work the documented record of Spiro Mounds back to primary sources and separate what is attested from folklore.
- PROTECTED state park, the 1930s looting directly spurred today's antiquities laws (ARPA/NAGPRA).
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