Rediscovering WV’s Adena with Darla Spencer

Archaeologist DARLA SPENCER joins us to discuss the Adena peoples utilization of WV's river valleys.  Most researchers avoid/dismiss WV as a significant Adena necropolis, but Darla changes that with the recent publication of her "Woodland Mounds in West Virginia."  There were over 400 mounds in the state, and Darla examines the captivating content of 16 to reveal the growth of pottery making, artistic development and horticulture.  Much of her research centers on the mammoth Grave Creek Mound and the 60 mile long necropolis lining both banks of the Kanawha River to its confluence with the Ohio River.  There is much to reevaluate about WV's role in America's prehistory, and Darla is a leading advocate on this issue.