TC travels, 2014 TR, Pg 904, 2015 TR pg 964
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This has been my theory for many years. I don't recall ever reading this in any publication. Those people lived in those locations and travelled only on foot therefore could not quickly move away from a flooding river. A good example would be the Tennessee river prior to being tamed by TVA.
Really enjoy riding along with you on your adventures.
Thank you for the support and compliment.
And thank you for the tip on mounds in Tennessee.
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I thought about what is the first thing people do when they are about to get flooded out of their homes in modern times? 2014.
They try to protect their home and possesions. Sand bags, putting stuff in the attic, anywhere high.
If there is a flash flood they get on the roof....
It they have time to seek high ground and have to leave their home and possesions behind... they take their photographs, their medicines, any records if possible, valuables.
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Were the mound builders any different? Did they want to lose their possessions?
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Why did the mound builders bury their dead in mounds above the flood plains.... ask the modern day folks in New Orleans and Lake Charles why their dead are in Crypts above ground (I do realize some are buried in the swampy grounds)
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I think I'll hang on to the idea that a lot of people climbing a mound is better than a lot of people climbing a few trees.
It pays to be prepared.
It would be interesting to look back in time at the topography and the river channels... there has been a lot of errosion since then.
This has been my theory for many years. I don't recall ever reading this in any publication. Those people lived in those locations and travelled only on foot therefore could not quickly move away from a flooding river. A good example would be the Tennessee river prior to being tamed by TVA.
Really enjoy riding along with you on your adventures.
Thank you for the support and compliment.
GoinThisAway wrote:
I knew there are some mounds in Tennessee but I didn't know how close by until I got a call at work from an archeologist looking for topographic mapping of the Mound Bottom area in Cheatham County. Had to do a search on the internet but once I knew where to look a large mound was quite obvious on the topo map. This mound was protected by the State in 1973. There are others in the area but they're on private land.
As far as mounds being a refuge from flood waters, it's possible but for this mound on the Harpeth River probably not very likely. Although the mound is in a floodplain there is a lot of natural high ground nearby.
And thank you for the tip on mounds in Tennessee.
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I thought about what is the first thing people do when they are about to get flooded out of their homes in modern times? 2014.
They try to protect their home and possesions. Sand bags, putting stuff in the attic, anywhere high.
If there is a flash flood they get on the roof....
It they have time to seek high ground and have to leave their home and possesions behind... they take their photographs, their medicines, any records if possible, valuables.
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Were the mound builders any different? Did they want to lose their possessions?
==============================
Why did the mound builders bury their dead in mounds above the flood plains.... ask the modern day folks in New Orleans and Lake Charles why their dead are in Crypts above ground (I do realize some are buried in the swampy grounds)
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I think I'll hang on to the idea that a lot of people climbing a mound is better than a lot of people climbing a few trees.
It pays to be prepared.
It would be interesting to look back in time at the topography and the river channels... there has been a lot of errosion since then.
