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therewith. /The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American
Mounds & Earthworks) - Most Americans believe that before
Europeans settled the New World, the continents were largely
uninhabited. But when Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492
there were at least 56 million people living here. Over 90
percent of the indigenous population was decimated within two
generations from disease and war. But the Native American
"Indians" left behind over 200,000 incredible pyramid-shaped
mounds, complex earthworks (the largest in the world) and walled
cities. Today, fewer than 1,000 major mound sites remain.
"America's Mound Builders created massive earth formations and
mounds, and Native American earthworks are actually the biggest
and most complex in the world. It's an archaeological treasure
that goes largely unrecognized by the public. O