United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324Etheridge, F. C.1950View of an artist’s rendering of the Ocmulgee Indian Mounds located in Macon, Georgia.indian mounds; funerary practices; burial grounds; ancient burial grounds;Ocmulgee National Monument preserves over 17,000 years of evidence of human habitation by the Southeastern Native American culture, part of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture. Ceremonial mounds, burial mounds, and defensive trenches make up some of the earthworks. The site was designated for federal protection in 1934 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. In 1997, the site was designated a Traditional Cultural Property, the first so designated east of the Mississippi River.image/jpegVIS 170.3283.001ahc1703283001.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionNative AmericansNational parks & reserves--GeorgiaFuneral rites & ceremonies--GeorgiaOcmulgee National Monument (Macon, Ga.)Ocmulgee Indian MoundsStillImage