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The Oakville mounds were discovered in 1924, when a Smithsonian archaeological team who were part of the pre-impoundment survey for Wilson Dam and Lake visited the site.
SPANISH FORT, Alabama --- Blakeley State Park has scheduled a Delta Explorer boat trip to the Indian mounds in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta on Dec. 4. The excursion takes participants through waterways ...
OAKVILLE — As the days get longer and hotter, one of Lawrence County’s premier attractions, the Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum, is preparing for a busy summer of festivals, ...
Seven tribes are asking an Alabama university to return the remains of nearly 6,000 people excavated over the years from what once was one of the largest Native American settlements in North America.
An opera singer from Athens, an astronaut from Decatur, an education activist from Lawrence County and a Grammy winner from East Limestone will be celebrated in an exhibit at the ...
GEORGIA (Clayton News Daily) — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will soon begin returning artifacts to culturally affiliated tribes from Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site in ...
OAKVILLE — A celebration of Southeastern Native American culture will take place during the 31st Multicultural Indian Festival on Saturday at the Oakville Indian Mounds in Lawrence County.
Following local protests and international outcry, the city of Oxford, Ala. appears to be backing away from plans to destroy an ancient and archaeologically significant Indian mound in order to ...
Alabama city destroying ancient Indian mound for Sam’s Club City leaders in Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt ...
GEORGIA (Clayton News Daily) — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will soon begin returning artifacts to culturally affiliated tribes from Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site in ...