sentences:  Scholarly study of the Rock Eagle Effigy Mound began by 1877, when noted archaeologist Dr. Vincenzo Petrullo published measurements of the image.University of Georgia archaeologist A. R. Kelly excavated much of the site during the 1930s.Because of this excavation, a single set of human and animal bones remain and a projectile point was found that may or may not be related to the effigy.