Native American mounds near downtown Savannah, Georgia

Few residents of Savannah even know that they exist!

by Richard L. Thornton, Architect & Urban Planner

One of Savannah’s mounds dates from 3,545 BC. Most date from the period between 2500 BC to 1000 BC. The largest earthen pyramid was still occupied when a ship, commanded by Captain Jean Ribault, visited Savannah in 1562. It is called the Irene Mound by archaeologists.

Irene Mound

Savannah, however, is just an example of a situation that typifies much of the South Atlantic Coast in the United States . . . cultural amnesia.