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I went to the Spiro Indian Mounds today, they are located NE of the town of Spiro in Leflore co OK, they are just South of the AR river.
The place is run by the OK Historical Society, having taken over from The State Park system.
It is considered one of the most important pre-Columbian sites in the U.S.
It thrived from about 850-1450 AD, they were believed to be of the (Caddoan Language) speakers, the descendants of the people are believed to be the "Wichitas' of present day OK.
The site was a major Ceremonial Center, items of Copper from the Michigan area, conch shell from the Gulf of Mexico, mica from the Carolinas, colored flint from NM, were all excavated from the mounds.
The mounds were 'unmolested for many years', until a local group, called the Pocola Mining Company, obtained a lease from private owners & began to
dig, anyone who came by 'with the cash', could walk away with Artifacts.
They threw 'robes of unknown hair' out into the weather to perish, they found 'litter burials', with all kinds of grave goods, it is estimated there were 800-1,000 burials, buried in many layers over the years.
I know a writer of Historical stories who interviewed one of the miners in a nursing home, he said " all we ever made was just enough for Beans & Bacon".
The Artifacts were spread far & wide, some even to Europe, when the state finally stopped the looting, the miners set off one last charge of dynamite, for spite, & left.
The state finished (over the years), excavating, & took most of the Artifacts to OK City, (museum), a large part was purchased by Frank Phillips, OK oil man, & are now in Woolaroc museum in the Northern part of the state.
It is said there were 'gallons of freshwater pearls found', even 'copper boxes', engraved conch shells, '''effigy pipes, (some with two stems), monolithic stone axes, (made from one piece of material, handle & all).
The site was very near to the Ar river, allowing them to trade far & wide.
Another local museum has donated items also, (Kerr Mansion), south of the town of Poteau.
Some of the items shown are 'Exact replicas' of the originals, but a lot of the pieces were found here on site.
After they were excavated by the state, they were 'rebuilt' according to old photos.
A friend of mine was in charge of the project, we hunted 'Treasure together' for
about 17 years, (he has written stories for several 'Treasure Magazines)
Fossis................
The place is run by the OK Historical Society, having taken over from The State Park system.
It is considered one of the most important pre-Columbian sites in the U.S.
It thrived from about 850-1450 AD, they were believed to be of the (Caddoan Language) speakers, the descendants of the people are believed to be the "Wichitas' of present day OK.
The site was a major Ceremonial Center, items of Copper from the Michigan area, conch shell from the Gulf of Mexico, mica from the Carolinas, colored flint from NM, were all excavated from the mounds.
The mounds were 'unmolested for many years', until a local group, called the Pocola Mining Company, obtained a lease from private owners & began to
dig, anyone who came by 'with the cash', could walk away with Artifacts.
They threw 'robes of unknown hair' out into the weather to perish, they found 'litter burials', with all kinds of grave goods, it is estimated there were 800-1,000 burials, buried in many layers over the years.
I know a writer of Historical stories who interviewed one of the miners in a nursing home, he said " all we ever made was just enough for Beans & Bacon".
The Artifacts were spread far & wide, some even to Europe, when the state finally stopped the looting, the miners set off one last charge of dynamite, for spite, & left.
The state finished (over the years), excavating, & took most of the Artifacts to OK City, (museum), a large part was purchased by Frank Phillips, OK oil man, & are now in Woolaroc museum in the Northern part of the state.
It is said there were 'gallons of freshwater pearls found', even 'copper boxes', engraved conch shells, '''effigy pipes, (some with two stems), monolithic stone axes, (made from one piece of material, handle & all).
The site was very near to the Ar river, allowing them to trade far & wide.
Another local museum has donated items also, (Kerr Mansion), south of the town of Poteau.
Some of the items shown are 'Exact replicas' of the originals, but a lot of the pieces were found here on site.
After they were excavated by the state, they were 'rebuilt' according to old photos.
A friend of mine was in charge of the project, we hunted 'Treasure together' for
about 17 years, (he has written stories for several 'Treasure Magazines)
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