The Rock Hawk and Rock Eagle mounds are two well-visited sites near Eatonton, Georgia. The bird-shaped piles of stone built by prehistoric Native American peoples have been the subject of many archaeological explorations. But, as a group of University of Georgia researchers—self-dubbed The Alliance--have found out, much mystery remains about who created the mounds, as well as their purpose.
The Alliance is an interdisciplinary group spanning the sciences and humanities. Their research aim is to explore not only the geological characteristics of the sites, but also the stories told about them throughout Georgia history.
Ervan Garrison is a Professor Emeritus of Archaeological Geology and Geophysics at UGA. Sergio Bernardes is the Associate Director of UGA's Center for Geospatial Research. Dr. Jim Wilson is an instructor in the Department of English, and Abhijit Sarmah is a PhD student in the Department of English. Together, they sat down with WUGA’s Emma Auer to discuss their discoveries at the Rock Hawk and Rock Eagle mounds.
They will present more about their work on the Rock Hawk and Rock Eagle mounds on February 24th in Park Hall on the UGA campus from 4-5 pm.
