Luke Caverns

And they make these big shell mounds. They're all over here, too. There's a bunch of shell mounds right here in St. Pete, aren't there? There was a time a couple thousand years ago where this shell, riverine, or ocean resources was a huge thing. So they built up these giant mounds. And in Tennessee and Kentucky, they started just putting dead bodies in the shell mounds.

And they make these big shell mounds. They're all over here, too. There's a bunch of shell mounds right here in St. Pete, aren't there? There was a time a couple thousand years ago where this shell, riverine, or ocean resources was a huge thing. So they built up these giant mounds. And in Tennessee and Kentucky, they started just putting dead bodies in the shell mounds.

And they make these big shell mounds. They're all over here, too. There's a bunch of shell mounds right here in St. Pete, aren't there? There was a time a couple thousand years ago where this shell, riverine, or ocean resources was a huge thing. So they built up these giant mounds. And in Tennessee and Kentucky, they started just putting dead bodies in the shell mounds.

And, you know, maybe it was to keep the stink away. Maybe, you know, maybe there were practical reasons. Maybe there were religious reasons. But the practice started long after the first shell mounds were happening. Like down here, you don't find any bodies in the shell mounds. But up there, they started doing it along the rivers.

And, you know, maybe it was to keep the stink away. Maybe, you know, maybe there were practical reasons. Maybe there were religious reasons. But the practice started long after the first shell mounds were happening. Like down here, you don't find any bodies in the shell mounds. But up there, they started doing it along the rivers.

And, you know, maybe it was to keep the stink away. Maybe, you know, maybe there were practical reasons. Maybe there were religious reasons. But the practice started long after the first shell mounds were happening. Like down here, you don't find any bodies in the shell mounds. But up there, they started doing it along the rivers.

Then all of a sudden, that shell mound isn't a pile of dirt anymore. It's where grandpa is. And then your ancestors get connected to that land. But then the Adena culture starts, like, not that long after, maybe, you know, a thousand years, which is not much archaeologically. The Yedinas start building dirt mounds, and they put all of their burials in there.

Then all of a sudden, that shell mound isn't a pile of dirt anymore. It's where grandpa is. And then your ancestors get connected to that land. But then the Adena culture starts, like, not that long after, maybe, you know, a thousand years, which is not much archaeologically. The Yedinas start building dirt mounds, and they put all of their burials in there.

Then all of a sudden, that shell mound isn't a pile of dirt anymore. It's where grandpa is. And then your ancestors get connected to that land. But then the Adena culture starts, like, not that long after, maybe, you know, a thousand years, which is not much archaeologically. The Yedinas start building dirt mounds, and they put all of their burials in there.

And they're building them out of dirt because they're in a different area that doesn't have all those shells. But maybe their cultural practice at that point was, that's where we put our dead. We put them in mounds. And since we don't have enough shells to make a mound here, we'll make it out of dirt. And this begins this tradition of burying people in mounds in North America.

And they're building them out of dirt because they're in a different area that doesn't have all those shells. But maybe their cultural practice at that point was, that's where we put our dead. We put them in mounds. And since we don't have enough shells to make a mound here, we'll make it out of dirt. And this begins this tradition of burying people in mounds in North America.

And they're building them out of dirt because they're in a different area that doesn't have all those shells. But maybe their cultural practice at that point was, that's where we put our dead. We put them in mounds. And since we don't have enough shells to make a mound here, we'll make it out of dirt. And this begins this tradition of burying people in mounds in North America.

But the core of it was thousands of years ago, probably putting a stinky body under the shells where you can't smell them anymore. Ancient landfills. Yeah. Wow.

But the core of it was thousands of years ago, probably putting a stinky body under the shells where you can't smell them anymore. Ancient landfills. Yeah. Wow.

But the core of it was thousands of years ago, probably putting a stinky body under the shells where you can't smell them anymore. Ancient landfills. Yeah. Wow.

A lot of my theories revolve around that.

A lot of my theories revolve around that.

A lot of my theories revolve around that.

Ancient landfills. I'm sorry. Trash management is a very underappreciated aspect of human motivations. I think half the cities that were walked away from were probably mostly because they smelled like shit. Yeah. Yeah, that would explain why they keep them near the coast, right? Like, it's a really dirty and disgusting topic.

Ancient landfills. I'm sorry. Trash management is a very underappreciated aspect of human motivations. I think half the cities that were walked away from were probably mostly because they smelled like shit. Yeah. Yeah, that would explain why they keep them near the coast, right? Like, it's a really dirty and disgusting topic.