The Mounds: Built for Divine Leaders
Richard GreenAs tribal historian Richard Green relates, Mound civilizations believed their leaders had divine powers. The enormous earth works are believed to be built in their honor, so the leader could live closer to the sky, elevated above the rank-and-file resident.
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