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Moundville, a 14th Century Pre-American City

I took my daughter to Moundville in Alabama this past week. What many Americans don’t realize is that Moundville (a series of 29 platform mounds built by the Missisippian Mound-builders about 1000 years ago) used to be something like the ‘New York City’ of North America. Moundville was the central hub for trade and activity … Continue reading →

Hawk Moth and Moundville

This is my attempt at drawing the “hawk moth” (or sphinx moth, hornworm) depicted on a disc from the mounds at Moundville, AL.  I really like the simplistic, and yet, imaginative stretch that created this drawing. These mounds, said to have been built around the 1300s, were of the Mississippian culture. There have been quite … Continue reading →