Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Overview Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, located in Macon, Georgia, USA, spans 3,336 acres. It was established on December 23, 1936. The park preserves over ten millennia of Southeastern Woodlands Native American culture. Notably, it features major earthworks built before 1000 AD by the South Appalachian Mississippian culture. These structures…
Historical Places
Gib Hill Barrow
Gib Hill: A Dual Barrow Monument Gib Hill consists of two prehistoric mounds, or barrows, built about 1,000 years apart. These monuments served as important ceremonial sites and community markers. This large burial mound, located in the Peak District, is thought to be a Neolithic oval barrow with an Early Bronze Age round barrow superimposed…
Arbor Low Henge and Stone Circle
Arbor Low: A Neolithic Henge Monument Around 4,500 years ago, the Neolithic people of the time built an extraordinary stone circle on this hilltop. They surrounded it with a huge ditch and bank. This special location served as a gathering place for ceremonies. What is Arbor Low? Arbor Low is a well-preserved Neolithic henge in…
The Bull Ring Henge
The Bull Ring: A Neolithic Henge Monument The Bull Ring is a henge monument dating back to the late Neolithic period (2800-2000 BC). Henges are rare examples of national monuments, likely serving as ceremonial or ritual sites for scattered Neolithic farming communities. Some henges remained in use during the early Bronze Age (2000-1500 BC), when…
Maya Pyramids
Where are the Mayan pyramids? The Mayan pyramids are located in several regions across Central America, primarily in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. Here is a map of all known Ancient Maya Pyramids Direct link to the Maya Pyramids Map Why did the Maya build pyramids? The Maya built pyramids for several important…
Falicon pyramid
The Curious Case of the Falicon Pyramid: A Monument Built for a Cave Located near Nice on the French Riviera lies the intriguing Falicon Pyramid. Unlike its grand Egyptian cousins, this structure stands just 9 meters tall. Moreover, it marks the entrance to the “Cave of the Bats” (Ratapignata Cave) below. Officially recognized as a…