Ocmulgee: The Pyramids of Georgia

Courtesy of LostWorlds.org

In America's deep South, in the shadow of the modern metropolis of Atlanta, Georgia lies the remnants of Native American civilizations thousands of years old. From great walled cities that predate the pyramids in Egypt to Georgia's own pyramid-building culture that existed when Europeans first arrived, "Lost Worlds: Georgia" proves that the New World was really an Old World. Forget teepees and dream catchers. Georgia's Indians carved marble statues and housed them in temples built atop multi-story earthen pyramids. "Lost Worlds: Georgia" hopes to dispel many of the outdated stereotypes forged by Hollywood of Native Americans. This groundbreaking documentary takes the viewer back through 4,000 years of Georgia's prehistory on a tour through the state's most important Native American archaeological sites. Part historical documentary and part travelogue, this tour includes never-before-seen footage of several unique sites. This video excerpt features one such site: Ocmulgee Mounds. Located an hour south of Atlanta, this site features an earthen pyramid over eight stories tall! Watch the video to learn more about this impressive site and visit LostWorlds.org to learn about even more amazing Native American archaeological sites.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• moundbuilders
• pyramids
• indigenous
• anahuac
• mexica
• teotihuacan

[DaleStiles]

Mexicans are simply native Americans that were enslaved by the Spanish. They were taught the Spanish language and culture for generations. Their culture and former skills were lost over time and then the Spaniards left. They were once a great people but now, were left without their own culture and uneducated. They have struggled to recover since.

[grandimagineer]

My question is where did the corn come from if there was no contact ??

[Papillonmuscogee]

The Ocmulgee Old Fields, is sacred land, that belonged to the Creek people. It is said that the Creeks, are descendants of the moundbuilders.

[gerhardmaqui]

The native people of the Mississippi was a great civilization, they are relatives of Iroquise nations and develope their cultural expressions at high level...we can see how advanced they was in astronomy, math, enginnering, architecture, sculture, paints, agriculture and most important: An incredible filosophy about life, the earth and the care of nature. "Thats why Kahioka is the heart of the universe".

[phoenixrisingsun]

I get pissed, because they don't factor in the wars that took place...the number of people that were killed, slavery...and the intentional destruction of civilization so people would not know their true identity...farming/farm plows...give me a fucking break!!

[poe1642]

exelente, muy buen video, piramides, monticulos, ceramica, figurillas de barro, representaciones graficas de esa antigua cultura!

gopala

[sipajpe]

Good video.

[liquidsnake123]

This is some interesting stuff.Thanks.

[Rythmboy]

good video