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photo of entry to earthen lodge, covered with grass hill, with sky, day
UGA research rolls back date of first-millennium Earthen monuments of Middle Georgia

New study emphasizes the role of public architecture, community history Snug against downtown Macon, Georgia, Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park includes a network of earthen mounds and a timber-built Earthlodge that date back to the first millennium. One of the most iconic cultural sites in the Southeast and a Traditional Cultural Place (TCP) of the Muscogee Nation, the park also plays an outsized role in models about the "origins" of…

photo of mound lodge entrance, with grass and cloudy skies
Archaeologists collaborate with Tribal Nations to hone research methods

University of Georgia researchers recently co-authored an article with members of the Muscogee and Huron-Wendat Nations (HWN) to shine a light on the importance of meaningful collaboration between archaeologists and descendant communities and nations as a necessary component of archaeological practice in the 2020s and beyond. Jennifer Birch, associate professor and undergraduate coordinator in the UGA Franklin College of Arts and…
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