Record #:

36576

Author(s):

Abstract:

Mounds built by Native Americans, like the ones featured in the accompanying photo, had purposes both prosaic and sacred. Places like Franklin, Bryson City, Murphy have earthen mounds intact, despite the effects of erosion, plowing, and artifact hunters.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 12 Issue 9, September 2015, p94

Subject(s):

Native Americans- North Carolina; Religion; Religion--Practice of; Bryson City--Description and travel; Murphy; Franklin--Description and travel; Erosion; Agriculture; Horticulture; Artifacts Hunting