July 5, 2009

Destroying an archaeological site to build a Sam’s Club

I was reading Archaeologica during lunch and discovered an article about an American Indian mound in Oxford, Alabama being used as fill dirt for a Sam’s Club. The council members don’t seem to care about the possible historical site being demolished. Instead they are doing “what is best” for the city. Here are some articles about the destruction of this mound: “Wal-Mart and the Mound Builders,” blog post by Heather Pringle on Archeology...

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