Ancient Burial Mound is Obliterated by IPFW archaeologists in Allen County, Indiana, east of Fort Wayne.

Ancient Burial Mound is Obliterated by IPFW archaeologists in Allen County, Indiana, East of Fort Wayne.

History of the Maumee River Basin, 1905

Nine mounds have been determined on the high banks of the Maumee River. Two of these mounds are in Indiana near the Ohio line.

Located in the southeast quarter of Section 9, on the Maumee River, east of Fort Wayne, this mound was primarily made from natural erosion, however, it is possible that it was altered and used as a sepulcher. Recently, IPFW archaeologists removed two skeletons from this mound according to the property owner. The mound was completely obliterated by the archaeologists.

One of Michigan and Midwest's Oldest Iroquois Burial Mounds is Nearly Destroyed by University Archaeologists.

One of Michigan's and Midwest's Oldest Iroquois Burial Mounds is Nearly Destroyed by University Archaeologists.

This may be one of oldest burial mounds in the Midwest that contained artifacts and burial types common to the Maritime Archaic Culture that dates as early as 6,000 B.C.

    In one of these mounds at Croton Dam in Newaygo County, the artifacts appear to be Archaic in origin that included a child’s burial with a dog by their side. In the History of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 1880 the list of relics found in the county were found chisels, gouges, plumb-bobs, spearheads of stone and copper. All of which would be considered Maritime Archaic in origin.

     There were also artifacts found in southwest Michigan such as bone harpoons that have been associated with the Point Peninsula Iroquois,  dating Middle Woodland or sometime around 200 A.D. However, in a mound within the city of Grand Rapids was found a pop-eyed bird stone that is Meadowood Iroquois or Archaic in origin; which might be evidence that the ancient Iroquois occupied this region for thousands of years.

Save the Oberting Hopewell Sioux Ceremonial Earthwork from Archaeological Destruction!

Save the Oberting Hopewell Sioux Ceremonial Earthwork from Archaeological Destruction!

The Oberting earthwork dates to 200 B.C. and is one of the only hilltop enclosures in Indiana.  It is now under threat by Indiana archaeologists.  One only needs to see the destruction at the New Castle Earthwork site that has been nearly obliterated by archaeologists, to see what the fate of this earthwork and burial mounds is destined for if Indiana archaeological grave robbers are given access.

Rare photo of Indiana's university archaeologist's criminal activity destroying the largest burial mound at the New Castle mound and earthwork site. This mound aligned with another to the west to mark the equinox sunset for over 2000 years, before being obliterated by these idiots.

Central mound within the large circular enclosure at Mounds State Park, marked the alignment with the winter and summer solstice for over 2000 years before being destroyed by Indiana University archaeologists, who were clueless to importance as a solar marker.

Archaeologists will destroy the mound, remove the skeletons and put them in a box at the university. Indiana archaeologist have never preserved any site in the state, and there is no reason to believe that the Obeting earthwork will suffer the same fate as so many of the mounds and earthworks an d simply be destroyed.

Help save the Oberting earthwork and mounds from Indiana archaeologists