Mound Builder myth (1800s "lost race" built the mounds); debunked by the Smithsonian's Cyrus Thomas, 1894. Record. Motive for 1800s forgeries: prove the mounds…
Year: 1800
SUMMARYMound Builder myth (1800s "lost race" built the mounds); debunked by the Smithsonian's Cyrus Thomas, 1894. Record. Motive for 1800s forgeries: prove the mounds weren't Indian.