Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on Ancient Earthen Mounds
Clip: 11/6/2018 | 3m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
The Choctaw scholar reflects on the ancient tradition of earthen mounds and mound culture.
Choctaw scholar Ian Thompson reflects on the ancient American tradition of earthen mounds and mound cultures. They are an underrepresented major feature of people who have lived in the Americas for over ten-thousand years.
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Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on Ancient Earthen Mounds
Clip: 11/6/2018 | 3m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
Choctaw scholar Ian Thompson reflects on the ancient American tradition of earthen mounds and mound cultures. They are an underrepresented major feature of people who have lived in the Americas for over ten-thousand years.
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