Mangum Mound

2021-04-01

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"Today we'll be looking at Mangum Mound. "This mound is a burial mound of the Plaque Mine Culture, ancestors of the modern Mississippi and Louisiana tribes, (and there's a close relationship between these mound builders and the Natchez Indians and the builders of EMERALD MOUND. The Indian society here had elaborate religious and agricultural ceremonies. Information gathered from the burials at this site indicate there was a high infant mortality rate, and that the burial ritual at the death of a chief...

"Today we'll be looking at Mangum Mound.

"This mound is a burial mound of the Plaque Mine Culture, ancestors of the modern Mississippi and Louisiana tribes, (and there's a close relationship between these mound builders and the Natchez Indians and the builders of EMERALD MOUND. The Indian society here had elaborate religious and agricultural ceremonies. Information gathered from the burials at this site indicate there was a high infant mortality rate, and that the burial ritual at the death of a chief included slaying the chief's servants who were buried with him.

"At this site, important clues have been found that tell the story of people who lived and died here before the Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto ever came through this country.

"Artifacts tie these mound builders to a religious cult known today as the Southern Cult. Similar finds of artifacts link this mound to sites in Georgia, northern Alabama, and eastern Oklahoma.

"On our next program we'll journey on up the Trace to the abandoned town site of Rocky Springs. For Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas."

For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com

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