Mound Reveals Clues on Prehistoric People in North Carolina
Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 27 January 2003 Page Views: 991
Pre-ContactCountry: United States State: North Carolina Type: Artificial MoundInternal Links:
More than a century ago, George Vanderbilt created a monument to Gilded Age opulence amid the lush Blue Ridge Mountains. In doing so, he also protected the remnants of a people whose lives were far removed from the elegance of Biltmore Estate.
For more than two years, archaeologists have excavated part of what once was a cornfield next to the Swannanoa River. What they've found is an American Indian mound that offers the most complete picture yet of the culture of a prehistoric people known as the Connestee.
Archaeologists believe that between A.D. 200 and A.D. 500 -- what is known as the Middle Woodland period -- the site was a major ceremonial center for the Connestee, who may have been ancestors of the Cherokee tribe.
Located near the intersection of two major American Indian trails, the mound was saved from the intrusion of modern culture by its location inside the sprawling, undeveloped Biltmore property.
By TIM WHITMIRE Associated Press Writer
More: Newsday.com See also Biltmore Mound.
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