Digging Into The Nacoochee Burial Mound

A detailed look at the history of a gazebo that was placed on top of a historic Native American burial mound in Georgia's Nacoochee Valley in the late 1800's,... and the question asked if it was done as a slap in the face to Native Americans at the time, or if it was done out of respect. The mound was excavated by the Smithsonian and the Heye Foundation in 1915. This program also shows the details of the archaeological findings.
A deep look at what was actually found in the picturesque Nacoochee Burial Mound, as well as documentary film maker Brady Brandwood's perspective on the legend of the mound, and historic facts. The details are pretty fascinating.

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  • @ralphs3012
    @ralphs30122 жыл бұрын

    Came for the lobster, stayed for the excavation

  • @missmurda90

    @missmurda90

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same!

  • @Zipfei_Kloatscher

    @Zipfei_Kloatscher

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂👍🏻

  • @carmenmarcinkiewicz7149

    @carmenmarcinkiewicz7149

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ralph Serpie, me too!! Started out with Leon and now binging all things Brady!!!!

  • @thekaamlbroadcastingnetwor4030

    @thekaamlbroadcastingnetwor4030

    2 жыл бұрын

    Get out of my head ! Haha I love this guy’s channel. The lobster got me here (love Leon) . His beautiful content and commentary kept me here coming back for more

  • @iwilltrytotry

    @iwilltrytotry

    2 жыл бұрын

    samsies.

  • @ManyGhosts
    @ManyGhosts2 жыл бұрын

    You have a natural voice for engaging storytelling. I hope you do more of these types of interesting films.

  • @dianem.estrada2290

    @dianem.estrada2290

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes I agree l was just searching for videos on the stingrays then I came upon your video on Leon and you both now got me hooked 🤣💯👍

  • @bonjovirocks24
    @bonjovirocks242 жыл бұрын

    You got me emotionally invested with Leon the Lobster, so I subscribed. This is an amazing documentary, Brady!!! How do you find the time to care for Leon, your other fish, your Koi farm and make documentary films?? Why do I know so much about your pets??? I feel like a stalker now, but promise I'm not. I'm intrigued!!!

  • @Stretox

    @Stretox

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha same

  • @WhoopsWonders

    @WhoopsWonders

    2 жыл бұрын

    me too you are not the only one lol

  • @bellaangel8373

    @bellaangel8373

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here, I'm waiting patiently to see your next video on Leon! And I really enjoyed this documentary too. Brady your so knowledgeable inspiring and your soothing voice is captivating. You should have your own TV 📺 show 😊

  • @seanrallis6714

    @seanrallis6714

    2 жыл бұрын

    Leon is why I subscribed too lol

  • @NavvyMom

    @NavvyMom

    2 жыл бұрын

    He has a KOI FARM??? Wow! I subscribed for Leon too, but haven't checked out the channel yet.

  • @Lee-st4gs
    @Lee-st4gs2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate you taking the time to share such a professional video and research project!! As a Cherokee native, I too have mixed feelings about the excavation and the gazebo on top. Sure does bring attention to it and I'm under the belief he meant no disrespect by it. Maybe it was built as a place to mourn or meditate? Very interesting facts you've learned and presented. Thanks again!!

  • @septarria

    @septarria

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cherokee! I love Cheerokee people and culture, i'm actually half Mvskoke but still. I hope You're having a good life and be safe out there.

  • @benito1620

    @benito1620

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hyde5213 "day of the blanket" Lmao

  • @KoPT01

    @KoPT01

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hyde5213 Not sure if genuine racist or just a troll. Blaming victims of a genocide is beyond messed up.

  • @dotacow22

    @dotacow22

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hyde5213 interesting observations

  • @badabing3391

    @badabing3391

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hyde5213 touch grass+take a shower

  • @Shopokun
    @Shopokun2 жыл бұрын

    Simply fascinating!! I recently moved to Georgia and have driven by the gazebo many times wondering the history behind it, and now I know! Thank you so much for doing this, and I would definitely love to see you do more documentaries about the history of GA!

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @Shopokun

    @Shopokun

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Bradybrandwood you’re welcome!

  • @jmwjrsmom
    @jmwjrsmom2 жыл бұрын

    Came for Leon ...ended up learning something new... yeah this channel is definitely a keeper

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome TJ! Thanks for checking it out! ✌️✌️✌️🦞

  • @mallorykane2843
    @mallorykane28432 жыл бұрын

    bizarre to me that the gazebo is still up there, has to have been replaced at some point in a hundred years. bizarre to me that someone in more recent time thought hey we should keep this gazebo up here on top of a grave site smh. another mind boggler was this gem on the wiki site "Former Georgia governor Lamartine Griffin Hardman had a reconstruction of this mound built at his estate in the Nacoochee Valley in White County, two miles south of Helen. It still stands." why would you want to recreate a burial mound, or did he think they all had gazebos on top of them and he wanted a gazebo on a hill?

  • @ThirrinDiamond

    @ThirrinDiamond

    2 жыл бұрын

    HAGZGZSKJDHD Ah yes the well known native american gazebo ✋✋😭😭😭😭😭 The lack of logic and amount of insensitivity of the builder is mind boggling

  • @MrPimpVick
    @MrPimpVick2 жыл бұрын

    Became a non lobster 🦞 eating person to a knowledgeable history learner thanks to you Brady👍🏽

  • @KeikoKeepSmiling
    @KeikoKeepSmiling2 жыл бұрын

    This was so interesting and informative to watch. As a former Georgian, I knew about this mound but never the complete story. You’re a great storyteller. That’s an undeniable fact. Thank you for sharing! And also a person of indigenous descent this made me very emotional.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @cyrus5546
    @cyrus55462 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this very informative documentary!! Im a Saulteaux Native, and love learning about otther tribes!! i did not know about this and is truly interesting in every way, it was very easy to follow and to understand and keeps our history alive without erasing the truth of what truly happened. I'm so happy to have subscribed you are such an intelligent caring man, May the creator (or god or who ever you believe!!) bless and protect you!! you are truly a wonderful man :)))

  • @georgiareddirtroad9919
    @georgiareddirtroad99192 жыл бұрын

    Ahh Brady! I knew I liked you for some reason other than “Leon”. You are a Georgia Boy!! I would never have guessed that because of your voice, certainly no southern twang there. I am a born and bred Georgia peach myself and have driven by the mound many many times. Thanks so much for bringing this to light!! Give Leon a uh…. Well a clam shell for me, LOL. Keep up the great vids my brother!! 👍🤟

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!!! ✌️✌️✌️🦞

  • @MoonOverYou

    @MoonOverYou

    Жыл бұрын

    He has a Southern accent. No question about it. Just like I do. "I got my own way of talking, But everything is done With a Southern accent Where I come from." ~Tom Petty

  • @dementus420
    @dementus4202 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Georgia and I've never heard of this place. I can't believe that. I thought I knew about most historical sites like this one. Thanks for the information.

  • @gobbism
    @gobbism2 жыл бұрын

    As an archaeologist, I know that there are bodies everywhere. The SE is greatly underrated as far as early culture is concerned but my knowledge of that is pretty scant. Anyway, I do appreciate this video. The truth is that just about every major city likely was a very important area to the earlier people. These mounds existed in so many places. I live in the Pittsburgh area and there was one where later some very important government buildings were erected. This mound was never excavated but some archaeologists in the 19th century compared its superficial composition so other mounds in the area and found enough similarities to say that they believed that it was once a burial mound. This mound was simply called the Hump and was reduced by a few feet every decade or so starting around 1836 when Pittsburgh was becoming heavily industrialized. There are likely many mounds that had a fate like this throughout the US.

  • @marknesselhaus4376
    @marknesselhaus43762 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for such a informative presentation. I tend to vacation in Helen, Ga and hike the Appalachian Trail near there and always wondered about the mound as I would drive by. Now I know :-)

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful area!

  • @marknesselhaus4376

    @marknesselhaus4376

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Bradybrandwood Sure is. It should be warmer when I spend a week in the area in May :-)

  • @LoveYourArtSelf
    @LoveYourArtSelf2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful content as usual. You have a gift!

  • @maryh1421
    @maryh1421 Жыл бұрын

    I have been by this mound many times but never knew the story behind it. I am so glad you made this video about its history.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah definitely, the more I dug in and researched the more fascinating the story became.

  • @chantillucas-meek7347
    @chantillucas-meek73472 жыл бұрын

    I also came for the lobster and left impressed by your reverence for Ancient Indigenous culture. As a person of Indigenous/Cherokee roots on one of my parents sides (wasn't born a redhead-lol) I appreciate your making this content.

  • @3mate1
    @3mate12 жыл бұрын

    The Keewenaw Peninsula is north of your arrow, in Lake Superior. Its the big peninsula pointing upwards into the Lake. You're pointing to the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Copper mining was a huge industry up on the Keewenaw.

  • @elissajackson5140
    @elissajackson51402 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see this being re-upload and I think you've added some pictures of the artifacts if I'm correct. I have always liked the Canadian term for the natives which if First Nations.

  • @stjohnny8854
    @stjohnny88542 жыл бұрын

    This is literally my Home town, awesome cover of the history of the Indian Mound!

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very cool, mine too. Thank you for checking it out. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @-F4K3-
    @-F4K3-2 жыл бұрын

    I live about 5 miles away from the Burial Mound. I've passed the site more times than I can count-- it still draws my attention everytime I drive by. When I first moved into the area years ago and saw it for the first time I thought to myself "Huh, weird hill-- that's a nice view with the gazebo on top I guess" I like to think that's what the Captain thought to himself as well lol

  • @hosam7609
    @hosam7609 Жыл бұрын

    Respects for such adventures and amazing productions at the age of 55+

  • @vernondaniels6506
    @vernondaniels65062 жыл бұрын

    I used to live on Washington Island, Wisconsin and we used to go on trips with my wife's boss on trips to the U.P. and upper Wis. To Burnt Bluffs to the big Copper foundry on the island. They say that the mine was actually dug into long before white men ever walked there, they actually found pottery and little necklaces and other jewelry and precious stones from the Minoans over 1500 to 2000 years earlier the when it was found by others native or whites.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    That stuff is just so fascinating to me! Amazing history!

  • @Nick-jq5de
    @Nick-jq5de2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful bit of history Brady, you have found your calling. I'm in the "move the damn Gazebo Camp" camp. Very insulting.

  • @carolan9740
    @carolan97402 жыл бұрын

    Like others, I found your channel because of Leon, but the insight you shared about the history of this mound, was well researched and is impressive. I appreciate the respect with which you shared: legend vs truth, scientific research vs the dignity of the dead, and I agree education is necessary. It helps us relate to one another across time and culture. Learning about our misunderstandings hopefully leads to respectful research in the future, that benefits all peoples.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful comment Carolan, thank you, and thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @kellyb1420
    @kellyb14202 жыл бұрын

    I love Leon the Lobster 🦞 and I love history too thanks for sharing! Beautiful Kisks and Pottery.

  • @bustavonnutz
    @bustavonnutz2 жыл бұрын

    Criminally underresearched part of American history. These moundbuilders are the Kurgan analogs on the North American continent and deserve more in-depth analysis and unbiased research.

  • @robs.patrick9691
    @robs.patrick96912 жыл бұрын

    Loved it, as a local I'm honored and impressed... Blue skies......

  • @ruudprinsen3008
    @ruudprinsen30082 жыл бұрын

    Found you because of Leon, love Leon! But this really was a informative and nicely produced small documentary. Would love to see more of this in the future as well! 😁

  • @Kremithefrog1
    @Kremithefrog12 жыл бұрын

    I love the history of the Native Americans in Georgia, especially the various mounds found through the state. I've been to the Kolomoki Mounds many times.

  • @hustleandglowdehustleandgl879
    @hustleandglowdehustleandgl8792 жыл бұрын

    I was checking-in on Leon, but this is a welcomed surprise!!!

  • @rodbennettakakampzite5448
    @rodbennettakakampzite54482 жыл бұрын

    Very nice historical video... Thank you for making and sharing this video

  • @simplepixel5617
    @simplepixel56172 жыл бұрын

    I love history, as I am subscribed to many channels about history on KZread, study history, and own historical artifacts as a collector. BUT when I subscribed because of LEON, I was not expecting such great mini-documentaries. I'm invested in the channel now more than ever. Keep them coming. Great content and great quality.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Simple Pixel, thank you for watching! ✌️✌️✌️

  • @kimberlycorliss9616
    @kimberlycorliss96162 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary! I wish we knew more about the people who built the mounds and their societies.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah me too. There isn’t a lot of information available overall.

  • @Vivialawson
    @Vivialawson2 жыл бұрын

    I came for Leon, too. Found you a few days ago. I am about your age and live in Colorado. I was raised in Atlanta and remember driving past the gazebo on weekend trips to the mountains. I learned to rock climb on Yonah mountain. I love that you are the new Foxfire!

  • @louieloudog8533
    @louieloudog85332 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this Brady, it was very interesting.leaning about this grace site .just curious but do you happen to know what they did with the artifacts that they found on site? I find it sad that it was dug up and it really should never have been but it does look like it is being taken care of by it’s appearance. Just my thoughts but maybe the gazebo was placed there for visiting family members to worship and pray? If so it definitely should of never been placed on top of it, next to it would have made more sense. 🤷🏻‍♂️ thanks again!

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey flying tarpon, yeah a lot of the artifacts are at the Smithsonian in DC,… I’ve also heard some were given to private collectors at the time. One Clay bowl is just up the street at the Sautee Nacoochee Center.

  • @louieloudog8533

    @louieloudog8533

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Bradybrandwood interesting, thanks so much for the response, keep up the great content!

  • @dwhatsit1
    @dwhatsit12 жыл бұрын

    I completely agree with your musings about the gazebo, the respect for the burial site AND our fascination with learning about things we're not familiar with!

  • @twistoffate4791
    @twistoffate4791 Жыл бұрын

    I, too, was four years old in 1969. I believe we both were born in 1965. I will turn 57 shortly. (I came for Leon & stayed to learn more like many others.)

  • @sharimullinax3206
    @sharimullinax32062 жыл бұрын

    You need to look up Cahokia Mounds in southern Illinois. It has the largest manmade mound in the US. The city held thousands of people. The people who lived there traded with people down in Mexico, north to Kewanaw peninsula and all over the US. The Mississippian culture was far flung, your mound could be part of it.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is fascinating stuff! I’ll have to look it up. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @chuckingram5966

    @chuckingram5966

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Bradybrandwood hello Brady the diversity of your channel is fantastic never know what's next and all of the content is good. Finding that fox assumed to be a pet was very cool. Hey Brady speaking of a pet how is Leon and have you decided to get him a playmate, hopefully of the opposite sex hehehe I hope you do and I bet Leon does too let us know how he is Buddy peace. Oh one more thing I wanted to suggest that you look into making some shorts at least one out of the first Leon video I guarantee it'll be worth a whole lot of views buddy take care peace.

  • @jerrysmith2651

    @jerrysmith2651

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cahokia is worth learning about, so are Spiro Mound in Oklahoma and Serpent Mound in Ohio. The native tribes of our country had some amazing, vast trading networks that stretched from the far north clear down into Central America. It’s really interesting stuff and the artifacts they left behind are beyond cool.

  • @CyberSpork
    @CyberSpork2 жыл бұрын

    Came here for Leon, but liked this video! Thanks for educating!

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @tracybowling1156
    @tracybowling11562 жыл бұрын

    Hi Brady. I really like how you make these really well done short films about places I am learning to love! Share all the short films you can! I'll watch!

  • @RetroJack
    @RetroJack2 жыл бұрын

    Just goes to show, "Rest in Peace" is only an expression, not a guarantee!

  • @mariajaujou
    @mariajaujou2 жыл бұрын

    The “murder mystery photo” sound effect is a bit much, but the storytelling and visuals and local perspective is really good. I came for Leon. I’m staying for more of this please!

  • @lizzymarie4095

    @lizzymarie4095

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think your videos are great how ever you make them brady keep it up!!

  • @MrIcenice44

    @MrIcenice44

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s endearing, very homemade

  • @LuckyMcLuckson
    @LuckyMcLuckson2 жыл бұрын

    Great history lesson! Never heard of this place but love the story it holds. Thank you!

  • @BillyG563
    @BillyG5632 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I had no idea. I've been passing by this multiple times per year my whole life. Thanks for helping a new lightbulb to go on. 🤓

  • @step5732
    @step57322 жыл бұрын

    Copper from the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan! That’s fascinating! Ojibwa were known for mining copper.

  • @BamaChad-W4CHD
    @BamaChad-W4CHD2 жыл бұрын

    We have a local site that was a large burial mound that has a white settler cemetery on top of it. It seems terrible but the real story is those settlers had a horrible time at first. They had so many people die so fast they had no choice but to use the mound. The qrea was so wet and flooded constantly they had no place to bury the dead. They didn't have the man power to build up a place on their own. The remaining natives allowed them to use the mound. They were using it for its intended purpose. Burial of the dead. At some point they started placing stone markers and this enraged the remaining natives. At that point the tables had turned. The natives were furious but now the settlers were numerous and not enough natives to do anything about it. The natives complained and were sent down the Trail of Tears. A truly sad story at the start and end.

  • @Rubypours
    @Rubypours2 жыл бұрын

    You are such a good story teller. I am glad the lobster led me to you. Thank you.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Brandon! Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @eriexchick
    @eriexchick2 жыл бұрын

    I like how u explore both sides without any biased. Great video!

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @jawjagrrl
    @jawjagrrl2 жыл бұрын

    I too come from my interest in Leon as a fellow hobbiest, but enjoy the storytelling just as much. The nme of the antique mall (and accent) rang a bell before being directed here. I drive by the mound several times a year for various reasons, including the nearby no-kill animal shelter from which we have rescued several dogs. My spouse has been in the area many many years but had not shared any history of the mound. FWIW, the folklore story is not unique - there is a scenic overlook around SW VA (possibly NC) called Lover's Leap we would visit in the 60s with a similar tale of star crossed lovers leaping to their deaths. No cows there though.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Interesting information. I enjoyed the read. Thank you. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @tracyg4660
    @tracyg46602 жыл бұрын

    I live in Georgia. I've driven past this many times. The gazebo gives you cause to wonder what it's all about. We did once drive up to the "look out" area. We go tubing nearby in the summer. Thanks for the video. I often wondered if they ever found any of the "giant" remains there too.

  • @molybdomancer195
    @molybdomancer1952 жыл бұрын

    It’s interesting to see similarities to prehistoric graves here in the U.K. particularly the stone cysts

  • @CowTypeSh
    @CowTypeSh2 жыл бұрын

    Great video, proud of you Brady. So talented and more credit is deserved

  • @luckylady7542
    @luckylady75422 жыл бұрын

    Awesome documentary. Interesting and informative. Thank you.❤

  • @JuanMartinez-xl2oj
    @JuanMartinez-xl2oj2 жыл бұрын

    Education Is Good! Thanks for your videos man, I'm looking forward to more than our pal Leon now!

  • @Muffinrando
    @Muffinrando2 жыл бұрын

    Used to live on MT. Yonah road many moons ago. Always wondered about that place.

  • @sadretroy2352
    @sadretroy23522 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, amazing documentary.⚓️

  • @shakkeappeal
    @shakkeappeal2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this was super cool. My husband is from Georgia and I’ve never heard of this!

  • @MBailey1977
    @MBailey19772 жыл бұрын

    I've saw the mound many times and knew it was an old burial ground, but never knew the story behind the gazebo. I started watching your channel because of Leon :)

  • @rexingtonfunk
    @rexingtonfunk2 жыл бұрын

    This is a fantastic documentary! Great job! I love your Leon content but this is what got me to subscribe!

  • @shaorandra
    @shaorandra2 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting video! Thank you for this little documentary!

  • @Lyeah73
    @Lyeah732 жыл бұрын

    I love this story! Beautiful

  • @wesavethewest
    @wesavethewest2 жыл бұрын

    You had me with the title and kept me the whole way through. Incredible work!

  • @puffinish
    @puffinish2 жыл бұрын

    Woah this is a super cool documentary! Your videos are super intriguing! I go to university in the Keweenaw and it's crazy to see that the copper ended up so far south back then.

  • @Dargox59
    @Dargox592 жыл бұрын

    This was a fantastic doc!

  • @mezwah
    @mezwah2 жыл бұрын

    You are an awesomely good guy. Well done on all your docos.

  • @Flufficat
    @Flufficat2 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. Great docu - narrated perfectly.

  • @stevewalsh1935
    @stevewalsh1935 Жыл бұрын

    I was visiting Helen back in September and I remember driving past this a few times, but I didn't know much about it, aside from finding it interesting. Boy is that area pretty though, and the roads are great.

  • @miyu545
    @miyu5452 жыл бұрын

    Love the voice. Did you take Leon out to see the place?

  • @rabidchicken030
    @rabidchicken0302 жыл бұрын

    I love archaeology, thanks for sharing.

  • @doggedout
    @doggedout2 жыл бұрын

    I watched an episode of Time Team where they dug up a neolithic mound like that and found the exact same types of stone grave coffins. This was of course, in England somewhere, but it is really strange that two different cultures an ocean apart would have the same mound building burial practices and even artifacts. By the way, they don't seem to have the same regard for ancient grave sites over there. If they find it, they will dig it up. Bones and all. Right up to the time of the Tudors. Didn't they just dig up one of the King Richards from under a parking lot?

  • @Shootermcgav1n69

    @Shootermcgav1n69

    2 жыл бұрын

    I believe there's a good lore podcast episode about that. Yes they did recently uncover the burial site of an ancient English King under a parking lot lol

  • @gumman8658

    @gumman8658

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think the reason why brits and americans have such different attitudes to digging up indigenous ancient graves mostly comes down to cultural differences and different ethnicities views of each other- the indigenous people of the americas are viewed as a separate ethnic group to white americans, whose ancestors arrived much later, so when you're digging up someone else's ancient grave sites it can be seen as offensive/insensitive. England has indigenous people, but we've been invaded so many times over the centuries that there's no modern day divide between people who are indigenous and people whose ancestors arrived later, because almost everyone is a mix of both, so we all feel free to dig up our historic artefacts as much as we want. Also, england is a nation of hobbyist archaeologists, lots of people go metal detecting/fossil hunting for fun. Also yes, the skeleton of King Richard the third was dicovered in a car park in Leicester.

  • @SouthernBelleUSA8
    @SouthernBelleUSA82 жыл бұрын

    Yeah North Ga! I attended Truett McConnell College in the early 80’s and know that area well! Repelled off Yonah back then. Heavenly area in Cleveland, Dahlonega & Helen. Thanks for sharing! I live in NY now & miss that area terribly~🥺💕

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Yeah it really is such a beautiful area!

  • @jbpoeticjustice
    @jbpoeticjustice2 жыл бұрын

    This was fascinating to me. In Wisconsin we have many of these mounds as well, but not all contain remains. If only so many were not destroyed my mistake or out of disrespect. Thanks for sharing!

  • @creativecrambo
    @creativecrambo2 жыл бұрын

    Superb documentary film and very well narrated 👏👏👏 really enjoyed that, it was very interesting indeed Nice one Brady 👌👌.

  • @ericbradford7773
    @ericbradford77732 жыл бұрын

    Well done. Thank you.

  • @dare2554
    @dare25542 жыл бұрын

    I have driven past there so many times on my way to Helen and hiking Yonah Mtn. I didn't know you lived in the area!

  • @kameljoe21
    @kameljoe212 жыл бұрын

    The fact that an ax traveled 900 miles just goes to show that people traveled all the time back then. It might have taken a month of travel to go that whole distance. Likely it was over a season as there would have been stops in between to which they traded other axes and other things. Now the other thing could be that ax traded many hands over the years. Depending on how worn it was when found.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah just fascinating to think about how difficult that 900 mile journey was,… compared to having something shipped today.

  • @lesliecurtis3367
    @lesliecurtis33672 жыл бұрын

    The gazebo is a slap in the face. Thanks for sharing.

  • @GlaDiary36
    @GlaDiary362 жыл бұрын

    Nice sharing this story with us

  • @craigbassett1492
    @craigbassett14922 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Brady. Super cool and interesting. 🤓

  • @bigman1163
    @bigman11632 жыл бұрын

    This is a very interesting video. I can tell you put a lot of work into this. People seem to be a bit upset that people are digging up these burials, but as you pointed out, it was to study and learn more about the ancient people who lived here long ago. These burials are just like any other ancient monument, and although I do think it might be a bit disrespectful to the people buried here I think it’s necessary to know more about our past, ( I personally believe that when we die our souls are no longer connected to our bodies, so digging this up wouldn’t cause any hauntings or anything like that. If I died and had my body dug up like 1000 years later I probably wouldn’t care. I’d be a bit upset, cus it’s my body and all, but it’s been there long enough and it’s not like I’m gonna use it). I also see some people saying some… odd things to say the least. One person said “this is sick” for some reason, like you were all disrespectful. You didn’t do anything wrong, just giving us the history and your thoughts about it. I feel like some people are trying to make this a political thing or something? It feels like everything gets political nowadays, but oh well. Great video, it was interesting to hear the history of this place. I would’ve never guessed that this mound was some ancient Native American burial ground. Some guy also said “imagine the uproar If we excavated a black burial site” which kinda just feels racist in all honesty. I mean, if we found a burial sight with a bunch of black people in it then why would anyone be mad? I just really don’t get some of these comments man, feels like they missed the plot y’know? Oh well, I got a bit off the rails, but I just wanna say that you did a good job at both researching and respecting the history of this mound!

  • @flipping_pancake6032

    @flipping_pancake6032

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think some people are not watching the whole video and thinking he is doing this

  • @FallenAngelHiroko

    @FallenAngelHiroko

    2 жыл бұрын

    I mean there's one thing to dig and destroy a grave for greed and being disrespectful. It's another to carefully dig up a grave for study. I don't want to be buried. I'm going to be cremated. Well, I really wanted my parents/family to use my body as kindling and have a massive bonfire/bbq party instead of a funeral but apparently I'm not allowed for sanitary reasons. But yeah....people always feel the need to be upset by something. I guess they don't have anything going for them and their entire life's purpose is fighting for or against something.

  • @NikoChristianWallenberg

    @NikoChristianWallenberg

    2 жыл бұрын

    No one asked for the Native Americans opinion on the matter - there are still tribes who are descendants of those that are buried there.

  • @LynnThompsonAuthor
    @LynnThompsonAuthor2 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating! And I knew your accent sounded like my Georgia cousins' accent! As a longtime history nerd, I love these glimpses into regional history. I'm in NE Florida, where there's history going back to the Native American tribes, as well as the first European settlements in North America, at Ft. Caroline (the French Huguenots) and St. Augustine (the Spanish Catholics).

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah it’s all so fascinating! St. Augustine alone has such a long varied interesting history. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @LynnThompsonAuthor

    @LynnThompsonAuthor

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Bradybrandwood And Jacksonville just celebrated its bicentennial this past weekend!

  • @TuckerSP2011
    @TuckerSP20112 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting Brady. The gazebo on top sort of reminds me of a European shrine. It's rather pretty. Perhaps the land owner meant it for a respectful purpose. I also do not like to see graves, either ancient or modern excavated and made into archaeological sites but at the same time they do teach us about life in times past. Please give Leon a pea from me. Hope he's doing well in his new tank.

  • @DipityS
    @DipityS2 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating video - thank you!

  • @silas537
    @silas5372 жыл бұрын

    incredible production quality, i love this

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Silas! Thank you for checking it out. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @ihopeyouandicanbefriends
    @ihopeyouandicanbefriends2 жыл бұрын

    This production is lowkey outstanding

  • @lizzymarie4095
    @lizzymarie40952 жыл бұрын

    Great title and doc to go along!

  • @midnitemike
    @midnitemike2 жыл бұрын

    Brady you did a wonderful job with this video. I live in Central Ohio and like to read about and if possible see the mounds in Ohio. Lots have been lost to the plow or modern construction. The trade routes in this time period was vast and covered a large area. Flint Ridge flint, a local stone was quarried and traded all over the Midwest. Probably doe in this mound. Again you did a wry good job.

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mike, yeah this type of history is truly fascinating to me and obviously to you too. I would love to know so much more about the trade routes 1000 years ago. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @trevorbradshaw6200

    @trevorbradshaw6200

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Bradybrandwood hey just wanted to say to u here just incase u don’t see my other comment but amazing video and Chanel love the videos with the lobster I was wondering if u would be interested on coming on a podcast where I talk to random people on the internet u would be my first interview lol

  • @destinyb7114
    @destinyb71142 жыл бұрын

    I feel like the gazebo was a gift, he probably knew more about their culture back then, like maybe it was a sacred place of protection or something. Other burial mind videos I've watched had tribe leader homes built on top of them, so I feel like it was a nice touch, an emotional gift.. a place to sit and reflect.. in the way he was able to offer it. Just my uneducated guess. Love the video, love your channel, came for Leon, stayed for you❤

  • @tracymcgeachie7525
    @tracymcgeachie75252 жыл бұрын

    Really interesting.

  • @paydn202
    @paydn2022 жыл бұрын

    idk how i got to your channel but im hooked haha keep up the great work!!!!

  • @Torqueware
    @Torqueware2 жыл бұрын

    Came for Leon, stayed for the documentaries

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @SUBATOMICRAY
    @SUBATOMICRAY2 жыл бұрын

    a southern gentleman and a scholar, a national treasure

  • @sharonneethling2243
    @sharonneethling22432 жыл бұрын

    Also came to see how ol Leon is doing and I found this. Very interesting 😁

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Too cool Sharon. Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @HayakaOskola
    @HayakaOskola Жыл бұрын

    Best coverage I've seen of this mound. Thanks for this. And the gazebo should be removed now, even though it may be considered a landmark by many. Perhaps it could be replaced by something that offers tribute to the ancient ones. That would continue to protect the grave site, but be more respectful. An effigy or statue of an ancient indigenous person.

  • @wonderful_
    @wonderful_2 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Just so ya know, your arrow is not pointing to the kewinaw peninsula. It's further north.

  • @ITubetc

    @ITubetc

    2 жыл бұрын

    What the video is pointing to is the Door peninsula in Wisconsin.

  • @danielr3759
    @danielr37592 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @marcribaudo1965
    @marcribaudo19652 жыл бұрын

    That was really interesting. I've always been a history buff. Whether it was good or bad it's knowledge and that's a good thing like you said.

  • @bethanygosnell2405
    @bethanygosnell24052 жыл бұрын

    I’ve driven by this place many times (I live in Athens) but never knew the story behind it. Thank you for sharing!

  • @Bradybrandwood

    @Bradybrandwood

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Bethany, same here. Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

  • @excelsior1018
    @excelsior10182 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Very interesting. Ive been watching your videos about Leon and decided to check out your other uploads. As a resident of Northern Michigan I'm fascinated by the movement of Michigan copper, not only in North America, but worldwide. In all the reading I have done, I've not ever heard of this copper are head. Very cool, and thanks for the video.