November is Native American Heritage Month and what better way to celebrate than to learn more about the American Indian tribes that once called Georgia home. The websites LostWorlds.org and TheNewWorld.us are the perfect places to start your research into Georgia's Native American history. These sites contain several exhibits focused exclusively on learning more about Georgia's Native American past and present. Here's a look:
- Ancient Civilizations of Georgia: this exhibit focuses on the most important Native American archaeological sites in Georgia which reveal the rich and complex American Indian societies that existed in Georgia before the arrival of Europeans. These include such sites as the Sapelo Shell Rings complex, a walled town constructed from tons of seashells before the pyramids in Egypt were constructed and Etowah Mounds, an earthen pyramid complex that includes a great temple mound, funeral mound, and central plaza where games and festivities were held.
- Public Indian Sites of Georgia: this exhibit focuses on the publicly accessible sites which preserve, present and interpret Georgia's rich Native American past. These sites include archaeological sites open to the public as well as living history museums, science museums, natural history museums, art museums, and science centers to name just a few. All of these sites reveal aspects of Native American culture not commonly known to the public.
- Public Indian Events of Georgia: this exhibit focuses on the Native American powwows, festivals and other events that bring Georgia's Native American history to life.
- Georgia Before Oglethorpe: this exhibit details the Spanish accounts of Native American life in Georgia before the arrival of the English.
- Lost Worlds: Georgia DVD: this DVD takes you on a tour of the six most important Native American sites in Georgia including Sapelo Shell Rings, Fort Mountain, Rock Eagle, Kolomoki Mounds, Ocmulgee Mounds and Etowah Mounds.
- LostWorlds on Facebook: the LostWorlds Facebook page collects the latest news regarding Georgia's Native American heritage including archaeological discoveries, upcoming events, and more.
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