December 27, 2016. Madison, Mississippi. Mounds.

For a long time, no one knew what they were.  Mounds could be found all over Mississippi in places where the ground was flat, such as the Delta, except every so often there would be a mound.  It took careful investigation to realize that the mounds were man made.  Late into the 20th Century, archeologist discovered that the mounds were ancient burial grounds.  We visited the Peter's Pottery at Bayou Mound.  Today we drove along the shore of the Reservoir and stopped at Boyd's Mound.  Evidence of houses were found as far back as 500 AD along with pottery pieces from the same time period.

Boyd's Mound is actually three different burial mounds from three different time periods.  People had been living at the site for a long time  We were driving on the Natchez Trace so we stopped to investigate the Mound and have a little walk.  The day was glorious.   Ken and I walked around this Mound through the woods, Ken using the walker and I treading carefully on the millions of leaves.  Walking on uneven ground is difficult for me but I did it anyway.  We tried to imagine what life would be like in the year 700 at this site.  We could not see the water but at that time the river would be close but the houses would have been high on a bluff.

Driving along the Natchez Trace is pleasant.  The reservoir is right beside the road so we see many white birds along the shore.   Our jaunt today was delightful.