| After reading the following pages on this Amazing Race of Mound Builders- your life and perception of the past will never be the same! Mary Sutherland CLICK HERE |
| In Search of Ancient Copper Culture and Mound Builders with Brad and Mary Sutherland Here are some more informative Sites that we have created in our search for lost and hidden information of our ancient past. Rock Lake Rock Lake 2 Rock Lake 4 Canary Island Rock Lake 5 Rock Lake Native American Lore Rock Lake Pyramids Skulls and Mysteries Lake Monsters of Rock Lake Aztalan Franks Hill Burlington Michigan Kentucky Cannabalism Toltec |
| Butte Des Morts -Hill of the Dead Neenah Wisconsin "Oh, Wisconsin. Beneath your feet is an ocean of bones...." "They (railroad crews) knocked the top off of the small hill called Butte Des Morts. It was full of skeletons. Tracks were laid across the cut and The combined bones and rock became the track bed." - a diary description of the 19th century decapitation of a section of "the hill of the dead"(Butte Des Morts) on the shore of Little Lake Butte Des Morts in Neenah. The hill is reputed to hold the piled up corpses of Fox Indians killed during a battle against the French and their Indian Allies in the Fox/French Wars. More likely, the hill had been part of a long standing burial ground and contained the bones of the ancient mound builders. Mounds are everywhere, their remains may be beneath your feet right as you read this. In the mid to late 19th century countless mounds were plowed over by farmers. Road crews crushed bones into aggregate for road and railroad beds. It's safe to say that all of Wisconsin's primary roads contain shattered bits of the bones of the ancient dead. |
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| Brad and Mary Sutherland On the Road Documenting the Mound Builders Opportunities to discover more about these mounds and their builders disappear daily as erosion, farming, urban development, and looting continue to degrade these sites. Untold numbers of the old monuments have already been lost and secrets of our nation's past have vanished with them. The mounds that remain stand as a testament to the vitality, diversity, and creativity of their makers, who developed the complex societies of ancient past. Please leave a donation to help with our expenses on the road in an effort to save lost and hidden informationn about our past. |
Mary Sutherland is a renowned
author and researcher into lost
civilizations. She identified and
documented the Burlington
Vortex: an area of mysterious
paranormal energy and activity
in her native state. She was
commissioned Kentucky
Colonel by the governor of
Kentucky for her work on ancient
sites of Kentucky. Mary is the
author of The Red Haired
Giants, Revelations: Truths
Revealed, Giants Gods, and
Lost Races, Lost in Time: In
Search of Ancient Man,
Mysteries of Burlington and
Southeastern Wisconsin,
Haunted Burlington, Wisconsin
and Living in the Light: Believe
in the Magic. She is the
executive editor and founder of
Legends Magazine and, with her
husband, Brad, conducts tours
of the Burlington Vortex and
Burlington Forest.
author and researcher into lost
civilizations. She identified and
documented the Burlington
Vortex: an area of mysterious
paranormal energy and activity
in her native state. She was
commissioned Kentucky
Colonel by the governor of
Kentucky for her work on ancient
sites of Kentucky. Mary is the
author of The Red Haired
Giants, Revelations: Truths
Revealed, Giants Gods, and
Lost Races, Lost in Time: In
Search of Ancient Man,
Mysteries of Burlington and
Southeastern Wisconsin,
Haunted Burlington, Wisconsin
and Living in the Light: Believe
in the Magic. She is the
executive editor and founder of
Legends Magazine and, with her
husband, Brad, conducts tours
of the Burlington Vortex and
Burlington Forest.
| From Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico, we find evidence of Copper trade and the building of mounds and temple . Photo above is a sign in Michigan showing the Path of the Mound Builders and Copper Miners. US 41 starts its southbound journey here, Distance of 1990 Miles. Photo Mary/Brad Sutherland Dog - Max the Explorer ,Bigfoot Hound and great friend. |
| The Ancient Mound Builders love carving codes and symbols in the rocks, realizing stone lasts forever and who ever could break the code or understand their symbols, lost knowledge could be shared again with the seekers of ancient truths. Symbols are found in the sacred site areas where they would study the precessions of the stars and planets, carve rock guardians as a message to others coming through that this area was protected and being used... The Elders and High Priests were very much into 'magic' which was used in the ceremonial grounds and had a great regard for the four elements, earth, wind, fire and water. We found this carved stone in Michigan which is a code that I will explain in a later page and leave a link here for you to follow up. Following shows that this same symbol is replicated as the precession we have named 'code' For thousands of years, people have walked by this stone having no idea that the symbol was not only carved in this stone, but no idea what it represented...until Brad and I found it of course. |
| Poverty Point World Trading Center |
| Mound Builders Cities - This one is supposed to resemble what the city would have looked like in Vicksburg, Mississippi. |
In the wilderness marker trees were used to point
the traveler to water, food, towns and ceremonial
grounds.
This one points to a large ceremonial mound in
burlington . Below the large mound you can see
evidence of a large battlefield. Alongside the river
that the tree points to are effigy mounds.
Life of the Mound Builders Mary Sutherland
the traveler to water, food, towns and ceremonial
grounds.
This one points to a large ceremonial mound in
burlington . Below the large mound you can see
evidence of a large battlefield. Alongside the river
that the tree points to are effigy mounds.
Life of the Mound Builders Mary Sutherland
| Glass Mounds of Mississippi...Near Vicksburg |
| Emeraki Mound with Structure on this stepped-flat top mound. Life of the Mound Builders Mary Sutherland |
| Ancient Mounds located in Galesville, Wisconsin, near LaCrosse Wisconsin. This has been reported to be one of the lost Garden of Edens . The Mississippi River runs close by. Burial sites of Giant Skeletons have been uncovered in this area. Wisconsin Mounds Info |
| This ancient mounds at the foot of the little town of Gays Mills Wisconsin looks very similar to the one we found in Galesville. Along this mound runs the Kickapoo River. |
| Mounds and caves run all alongside these river systems Mississippi - Kickapoo- Wisconsin GIANTS AND ANCIENT MAN FOUND IN WISCONSIN |
| This entire area was once home to the mound builders with rivers running into the Mississippi River where good could be transported all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico Mysteries of the Caves along the Wisconsin River – Boaz - Gotham – Muscoda – Aztalan |
Mary Sutherland and Brad Continuing their
journey in Copper Harbor, Michigan
The Start of our Journey – Following the Path
of the Mound Builders – Mary Sutherland
It is here where the Path of the Mound
Builders and the Old Copper Culture begins,
following it down the Mississippi River to the
Gulf of Mexico. Photographer Brad Sutherland
journey in Copper Harbor, Michigan
The Start of our Journey – Following the Path
of the Mound Builders – Mary Sutherland
It is here where the Path of the Mound
Builders and the Old Copper Culture begins,
following it down the Mississippi River to the
Gulf of Mexico. Photographer Brad Sutherland
The Crow Hollow Mounds , outside of Gays Mills,
running alongside the Kickapoo River then flowing into
the Wisconsin River , then into the Mississippi River we
investigated based off an old story of these mounds
being part of a sacrifice that was performed twice a year
by the ancient mound builders. Here is a video clip of
when we were there documenting the lost of story of the
sacrificial mounds of Crow Hollow.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=981771511859728
After watching the video go to this site I created that
explains more about these ancient people, evidence
and traditions burlingtonnews.net/gaysmills3.html
running alongside the Kickapoo River then flowing into
the Wisconsin River , then into the Mississippi River we
investigated based off an old story of these mounds
being part of a sacrifice that was performed twice a year
by the ancient mound builders. Here is a video clip of
when we were there documenting the lost of story of the
sacrificial mounds of Crow Hollow.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=981771511859728
After watching the video go to this site I created that
explains more about these ancient people, evidence
and traditions burlingtonnews.net/gaysmills3.html
I found and photographed this rock Indian head overlooking the valley
while I was in Michigan. He represents to the ancient traveler the
guardian of the area . Most of the trees would have not been there so
his face would have show to the travelers for miles around. .
while I was in Michigan. He represents to the ancient traveler the
guardian of the area . Most of the trees would have not been there so
his face would have show to the travelers for miles around. .
Our first journey following the trail of the Mound Builders started in the most northern tip of Michigan at Copper Harbor; following it down to Illinois and
further south into Kentucky.
We began our second part of our journey this year in Winslow, Illinois, traveling south down the Greater Mississippi River Mound Trail on U.S. Highway
61, known as the spine of the mounds. This was also the path taken by Union Soldiers to battle the confederate army at Vicksburg, New Orleans and
Tupelo. As we traveled we saw that many of the sacred sites can been seen from the main highways while others are in rather remote areas. Except for
a very few the mounds are privately owned and should not be entered without permission.
Hwy 61 - The Spine of Mounds - From Michigan to Louisiana
further south into Kentucky.
We began our second part of our journey this year in Winslow, Illinois, traveling south down the Greater Mississippi River Mound Trail on U.S. Highway
61, known as the spine of the mounds. This was also the path taken by Union Soldiers to battle the confederate army at Vicksburg, New Orleans and
Tupelo. As we traveled we saw that many of the sacred sites can been seen from the main highways while others are in rather remote areas. Except for
a very few the mounds are privately owned and should not be entered without permission.
Hwy 61 - The Spine of Mounds - From Michigan to Louisiana
| The Old Copper Culture Berbers employed red ochre in their burial rites. We found this petrified finger coated in red ochre in the Burlington Wisconsin area. Brad and Mary Sutherland |
| Burlington Wisconsin Mounds is the same as all running from Michigan to Louisiana |
The Mounds in the area of Poverty Point and
Vicksburg (photo on left) are identical in
design as the mounds of Aztalan Wisconsin
(photo on right). More proof that these mound
builders were people of the same culture
who learned how to navigate major rivers
and tributaries.
Vicksburg (photo on left) are identical in
design as the mounds of Aztalan Wisconsin
(photo on right). More proof that these mound
builders were people of the same culture
who learned how to navigate major rivers
and tributaries.
| Here is another comparison of the mound builders of the South and the North , the first taken is a ‘Toltec Mound’ outside of St. Louis Missouri and the second mound was taken in Aztalan Wisconsin. Mound Photos by Mary Sutherland. The third photo is an artist depiction of what these developments would have looked like. While they are the same people, different areas have given them different names. In the St. Louis Area they were known as the Toltec while in the Wisconsin area they were known as the Aztatecas, the precursors of the Aztec |
| This beautiful vase was found at Poverty Point, showing them to be people of the Cat (Osiris tradition) depicting Jaguar handles. |
The Flat Topped Stepped Pyramid was the
Holy Mountain where only the people high in
the hierarchy lived. The Royal Priest lived in
the hut on the top of Mound. The local people
lived outside and in the perimeters of the holy
mound.
Holy Mountain where only the people high in
the hierarchy lived. The Royal Priest lived in
the hut on the top of Mound. The local people
lived outside and in the perimeters of the holy
mound.
| This is another image of what ancient mound builder life was with the Holy Mound as the center point for religious matters |
There were various colored races
among the mound builders. This
statue was found in a mound in
Oklahoma depicting a white race.
among the mound builders. This
statue was found in a mound in
Oklahoma depicting a white race.
| We found these ancient copper trade ingots at the Ontonagan Michigan Museum |
| These Copper piece and ancient tools we found in Octonagan Michigan |
In these three photos you
find Mary Sutherland and
Frank Joseph in West
Virgina investigating the
Grave Creek Mounds.
Next to the mound is a nice
museum showing artifacts
found and a depiction of the
mound and what life may
have looked like in those
ancient times.
find Mary Sutherland and
Frank Joseph in West
Virgina investigating the
Grave Creek Mounds.
Next to the mound is a nice
museum showing artifacts
found and a depiction of the
mound and what life may
have looked like in those
ancient times.
Princess Burial Mound near Aztalan Mounds , not far
from the underwater pyramids of Rock Lake WI . The
body was dressed in shells but the head, probably
used for sacrifice, was not there. Sacrifice using the
head was quite common among the mound builders.
from the underwater pyramids of Rock Lake WI . The
body was dressed in shells but the head, probably
used for sacrifice, was not there. Sacrifice using the
head was quite common among the mound builders.
This ancient Serpent Priest King
bust we found in Kentucky while
we were investigating some
ancient temples that Mary
Sutherland was informed about by
a treasure hunter , James Scott
The headdress is of a 'feathered
serpent' and priest is of a white
race of mound builders. As the
story goes, tired of their ways, the
native Indians went to war with
them, wiping them out in that area.
For more information on our
excavation and what we found and
learned there go to
burlingtonnews.net/jscott.html
bust we found in Kentucky while
we were investigating some
ancient temples that Mary
Sutherland was informed about by
a treasure hunter , James Scott
The headdress is of a 'feathered
serpent' and priest is of a white
race of mound builders. As the
story goes, tired of their ways, the
native Indians went to war with
them, wiping them out in that area.
For more information on our
excavation and what we found and
learned there go to
burlingtonnews.net/jscott.html
| Next to Aztalan Mounds you will find a unique museum housing the many artifacts dug up from the mounds. This is a large size ax head. |
| Not everything goes to a museum. Artifact hunters have 'forbidden archaeological clubs-members only' that come together secretly several times a year to show off their finds. We were lucky enough to get inside and take some photos of these great pieces. This was provided by a Wisconsin Group |
Only up until recent times, did our history
even recognize the mound builders,
crediting any pieces found to the Native
American Indian. Because of the interest
of the researchers who hunt down these
lost artifacts and various other evidence,
scientists are slowly beginning to
recognize these wondrous people, the
mound builders and their history.
Where there were no displays, now we
have museums small and large
displaying the evidence of these ancient
people, yet most tags are marked
belonging to the Native American Indian.
Eventually , all these truths will be
uncovered and we then know our history ,
Its important ,because those people still
being denied are our ancient ancestors.
It is time, we know the truth about our
true history. Photos to left are mound
builder and ancient copper miner
artifacts we found in a small historical
museum in Monroe Wisconsin
even recognize the mound builders,
crediting any pieces found to the Native
American Indian. Because of the interest
of the researchers who hunt down these
lost artifacts and various other evidence,
scientists are slowly beginning to
recognize these wondrous people, the
mound builders and their history.
Where there were no displays, now we
have museums small and large
displaying the evidence of these ancient
people, yet most tags are marked
belonging to the Native American Indian.
Eventually , all these truths will be
uncovered and we then know our history ,
Its important ,because those people still
being denied are our ancient ancestors.
It is time, we know the truth about our
true history. Photos to left are mound
builder and ancient copper miner
artifacts we found in a small historical
museum in Monroe Wisconsin
Serpent Mound = A resurrection Mound
This is how Serpent's Mound originally looked.
Putman recorded it, but for some reason did not
fully restore it. Probably lack of funds. The great
monolith altar still lays over the side of the hill. The
earthen symbol often called the frog really means
stone eggs sitting on a stone altar. The souls of the
dead in male and female eggs sat on the great
altar. The pole cast a shadow as the sun set on the
June soltice when the shadow reached the top of
the altar, the souls were released out of the stone
eggs and began their journey to heaven.
This is how Serpent's Mound originally looked.
Putman recorded it, but for some reason did not
fully restore it. Probably lack of funds. The great
monolith altar still lays over the side of the hill. The
earthen symbol often called the frog really means
stone eggs sitting on a stone altar. The souls of the
dead in male and female eggs sat on the great
altar. The pole cast a shadow as the sun set on the
June soltice when the shadow reached the top of
the altar, the souls were released out of the stone
eggs and began their journey to heaven.