Randall Carlson

Interesting. So, I mean, it's, you know, there's, you know, there's, you know, I've been very interested in, in mound culture and monumental earthwork culture in, in America. Um, And so Emory University has a... has a whole collection of state reports and things from the 1800, even going back to the 1700s.

Interesting. So, I mean, it's, you know, there's, you know, there's, you know, I've been very interested in, in mound culture and monumental earthwork culture in, in America. Um, And so Emory University has a... has a whole collection of state reports and things from the 1800, even going back to the 1700s.

But, but during the 19th century, there was a lot of excavations of these mounds going on before, you know, the, the, the earthworks in North America. Now there's probably not 10% of the original when the Europeans arrived, urbanization, agriculture, railroad building, highway building, all of that is pretty much erased all, but about 10%. Well, so I went through a lot of these.

But, but during the 19th century, there was a lot of excavations of these mounds going on before, you know, the, the, the earthworks in North America. Now there's probably not 10% of the original when the Europeans arrived, urbanization, agriculture, railroad building, highway building, all of that is pretty much erased all, but about 10%. Well, so I went through a lot of these.

But, but during the 19th century, there was a lot of excavations of these mounds going on before, you know, the, the, the earthworks in North America. Now there's probably not 10% of the original when the Europeans arrived, urbanization, agriculture, railroad building, highway building, all of that is pretty much erased all, but about 10%. Well, so I went through a lot of these.

This is like 25 years ago now, maybe even longer. I went through a lot of these archives. And over and over again, I would read, you know, Dr. So-and-so and Reverend So-and-so were conducting, you know, an excavation of, you know, these mounds. And typically you'd read oftentimes that they would, for example, they would excavate and they would find a skeleton fairly shallow.

This is like 25 years ago now, maybe even longer. I went through a lot of these archives. And over and over again, I would read, you know, Dr. So-and-so and Reverend So-and-so were conducting, you know, an excavation of, you know, these mounds. And typically you'd read oftentimes that they would, for example, they would excavate and they would find a skeleton fairly shallow.

This is like 25 years ago now, maybe even longer. I went through a lot of these archives. And over and over again, I would read, you know, Dr. So-and-so and Reverend So-and-so were conducting, you know, an excavation of, you know, these mounds. And typically you'd read oftentimes that they would, for example, they would excavate and they would find a skeleton fairly shallow.

And then they would dig on down and they would discover older skeletons. And you could tell because the degree of decay. But then they would report things like, you know, they found skeletons of eight foot tall individuals. Right over in Etowah Mounds in Georgia that I've been to many times, taking field trips of people up there.

And then they would dig on down and they would discover older skeletons. And you could tell because the degree of decay. But then they would report things like, you know, they found skeletons of eight foot tall individuals. Right over in Etowah Mounds in Georgia that I've been to many times, taking field trips of people up there.

And then they would dig on down and they would discover older skeletons. And you could tell because the degree of decay. But then they would report things like, you know, they found skeletons of eight foot tall individuals. Right over in Etowah Mounds in Georgia that I've been to many times, taking field trips of people up there.

And they have a museum and you go in there and it's all about the excavation and all of that. Doesn't say anything at all about finding a large skeleton. Yet I procured the original report from like the early 1900s. Sure enough, they dug up and there was a skeleton in there about seven foot, six inches tall, something like that.

And they have a museum and you go in there and it's all about the excavation and all of that. Doesn't say anything at all about finding a large skeleton. Yet I procured the original report from like the early 1900s. Sure enough, they dug up and there was a skeleton in there about seven foot, six inches tall, something like that.

And they have a museum and you go in there and it's all about the excavation and all of that. Doesn't say anything at all about finding a large skeleton. Yet I procured the original report from like the early 1900s. Sure enough, they dug up and there was a skeleton in there about seven foot, six inches tall, something like that.

And I'm like, okay, why do they not have any reference to that at all? Here it is right in the original report, but they have no mention of it. And I kept finding it over and over. One was a report that they dug up a skeleton and one of the people involved there was able to actually take the skull and put it over like a helmet. Now that would imply somebody like 11 feet tall.

And I'm like, okay, why do they not have any reference to that at all? Here it is right in the original report, but they have no mention of it. And I kept finding it over and over. One was a report that they dug up a skeleton and one of the people involved there was able to actually take the skull and put it over like a helmet. Now that would imply somebody like 11 feet tall.

And I'm like, okay, why do they not have any reference to that at all? Here it is right in the original report, but they have no mention of it. And I kept finding it over and over. One was a report that they dug up a skeleton and one of the people involved there was able to actually take the skull and put it over like a helmet. Now that would imply somebody like 11 feet tall.

So I'm like, okay, wait a minute. They didn't have some internet back in those days, people trying to get hits. You know, are all of these like hoaxes? That's how they've been interpreted. Oh, these are just hoaxes, right? But there was just too many of them.

So I'm like, okay, wait a minute. They didn't have some internet back in those days, people trying to get hits. You know, are all of these like hoaxes? That's how they've been interpreted. Oh, these are just hoaxes, right? But there was just too many of them.

So I'm like, okay, wait a minute. They didn't have some internet back in those days, people trying to get hits. You know, are all of these like hoaxes? That's how they've been interpreted. Oh, these are just hoaxes, right? But there was just too many of them.