Mayan Pyramids in the US

Today we stopped at Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park where the highest Indian Mounds of Florida are located.  The large mound is now covered with trees and wasn’t identified as an Indian mound until 1975!  Since then scientists have done selective digs and used ground penetrating radar to map the area.

 

The complex is interesting.  There is one large mound, but with several smaller mounds located in the surrounding land.  Apparently there used to be over 20 smaller mounds but many of them were leveled in farming the land over the years.  The small mounds are subtle swells and only 2 – 3’ high.

Earlier in our trip we stopped at Kolomoki Mounds in Georgia (http://tandtrv.blogspot.com/2011/10/yankee-perspective.html ).  These mounds were made at a similar time and by associated people.  Some people (not necessarily main-stream archeologists) believe both sites were designed by Mayans who had escaped from Mesoamerica.  The belief is that the shape is similar to Mayan temples.  In addition, some of the symbols on pottery are similar to Mayan themes and the movement of corn into the area from Mayan Central America occurred at the same time.  Interesting thought!