As a child I lived in many states, but Indiana has always been closest to my heart. Living in the little town of Fort Branch, I was a free range kid who explored to my heart's content and had many adventures only a child would understand and appreciate. Thank you for this documentary about a beautiful and magical state that has sustained and comforted me throughout my 70 years.
I lived in El Paso, in my 20’s, I’m a miner! Played volleyball and earned a nursing degree. Sweeet! I love El Paso, some of my greatest friends and most important lessons came out of that town. I was a white girl in a new world, called weta and everything (means ugly spirit in Māori, btw 😑) 😂 But that town took me in and loved me and I fell in the love with the Chicano people of that sacred and special place. Oh yeah, I worked at pelicans west side, met my best friends in the world there. I’m from AZ, I found out few years ago, my great great grandfather was the first white birth on record in EP/Juarez. They were passing through headed to Graham County in AZ when he was born. Oh yeah, my great grandad got shot and killed in a shootout at age 39 when he was under sheriff in Graham county. The shootout was followed by the largest manhunt in AZ history, 3 law guys were dead. Also, for more history, check out chief Midegah. He has some videos on Zion Media. Duuuuue!
Much history in the US remains unexplainable. Where did the giants come from? Where did the ancient coins embedded in coal 30ft underground in Illinois come from ((they could hv been made 330 million or more years ago! ). On and on...
I'm glad you haven't given up on creating your videos. I really enjoy them. Thanks for posting this, Roger. For those of us who are time-travelers in our imaginations.
@@rogerscottcathey I’ve been interested in the east coast curiosities, for years. Ancient stone walls, complex stone tombs, an unexplained “observatory”: lots to see. Haven’t got a story yet.
@@AdventureswithRogerYeah man don't stop doing this. If you remember me and my comments I'm born and raised in new Albany and I still live here and my family is old. I was a lot like you as a kid and teenager and I still am. I was just telling my GF how much of this state I've not seen. How many of these little towns basically villages that I've not seen. If you ever want any help at all with your research or writing I got you man no problem. I love this stuff and I'm a freelance writer anyhow. Just say the word
The state of Indiana owes a huge debt to you, Roger! I'm sure I'm not the only one who can't wait to visit your state (after previously never giving it a thought!) and all because of your awesome films!
Love this stuff I am curious about mounds park Anderson from the mounds site To the story of train going to fairgrounds To Mounds Park Mall all history
Its crazy how much mounds and other structures were bulldozed and renoved to make way , without documentation, so we have to thank the work that did document and persevere as much history they could , bravo for continuing the good work by spreading it here on youtube
To hide the bones of giants. Worried people would attempt to rob them. Sent to Smithsonian. Where all "dinosaur bones" go. No such thing has ever been found. Not 1!
A fantastic video, thank you. I am a totally disabled Vietnam vet and I lost my ability to fulfill many of my dreams because of my injuries and now the years have further limited my ability to travel. Videos like yours and others allow me see many places that are now no longer available to me. Again, thank you.
@@donbrown599 It’s my great honor to keep making videos, that share worlds I discover. I started off making videos, so coworkers would know where to take their families on the weekends. But I also realized that not everybody can do these places, many wishing they could. As best as I can, I try to capture what it would be like to be there. Someday I won’t be able to do these adventures, but with the click of a button, I can go again. 🙂
@@donbrown599 * Mr Brown, thank you for the selfless sacrifice you made in honor and service to our great country. You have my utmost respect and heartfelt gratitude. My husband (of over 50 years ❤) is a retired army helicopter pilot. It was an exciting life, but had its moments. Mr Brown, we have this in common, I am limited myself these days, since I received a dx, requiring monthly chemo infusions. God has been with me 24/7...... so either way, I am already a winner! 😊 I will keep you in my prayers, as well as Roger, all his followers and families 😊.......asking God to cover us all in his loving protection, to give us the wisdom and patience needed to make it through each day, to walk hand by hand with you Lord, I ask this in the name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ ❤
Your documentaries are the best!! No camera zooming, weird voices, or other junk. Love it! This is my first video to watch from you. Can't wait to see more!! Well done and very informative!!
People who don’t know or don’t study History are at risk of repeating it and those who deliberately erase History are determined to repeat it Excellent video my friend ☺️💕 thoroughly enjoyed it .
I live in South Eastern Indiana and have learned things about my state I never knew thanks to you! You have already put a few trips on my list with your videos. Keep up the awesome work!
@@AdventureswithRogerneed to look in to the Bradford beast, a Indian myth about a magic buck dear that guards the woods. Bradford woods is owned by IU just north of Martinsville on sr 67.
My grandfather actually owns Windsor Mound (the one in the beginning of the video) and has for about 60 years. We had it excavated in the 80s by an amateur group and then an official excavation by Ball State archaeologists in the early 90s. Human remains were found inside, along with a stone tomb somewhat similar to the one found in the Nowlin Site. We've accumulated quite the collection of arrowheads as well. Nice to see it featured in a video!
It's crazy how times have changed. I live in MS, and we don't excavate mounds anymore. We can tell by the shape (and usually size, but thats not a given), whether it was for burials, or other purposes. I'm the descendant of the Okla Tennap Choctaw, and although I don't believe they are the direct descendants of the mound builders, I do believe that they absorbed those people into their tribe as they spread across area. (The Choctaw accounts say that the mounds were already here when they arrived). It has always made me a little uneasy, thinking that folks are digging up grandma and grandpa. Thats still pretty cool tho. My dad has a large collection of artifacts. Most were picked up in crop fields. We also find projectile points in creeks, and at old village sites. Most of the mounds around here were plowed over, or destroyed in power ways, but there are still hundreds left in the state. There is one down the road from me that was plundered in the early 1900s (my grandfather said that in the 50s, people would drive their cars over it for fun). Thankfully, the remains were put back, and the owner leaves it alone now. Anyway, thats really cool that you have that on family property!
Mound builders in the States? How does that fit with the european mound builders timeline? I remember reading somewhere that during a cataclysmic event the whole of north america burned...so any evidence of previous inhabitation may have been destroyed.... Yet theres artifacts, the snake mound, another huge complex site no one understands yet but has discovered it was constructed over a mile or two and was a sky and star veiwing platform with notches in an opposite facing enscarpment that marked the suns position etc throughout the year.
Im also intrigued by the early news reports of astonishing discoveries within the Grand Canyon, documented by early newspapers and the like, then mention of the Smithsonian collecting artifacts, closing off area and burying the discoveries from public veiw and speculation.... Look at sth America and its very obvious advanced civilisations previous to mayan and incan inhabitation, what happened to the monolothic head carvers the toltecs? Who look african and even asian in the carved faces
This is one of the best, and most underrated, channels of UA-cam. Excellent work Mr. Roger. You have a real talent in preparing and narrating these. Thanks for these great videos!
I live in Anglesey North Wales - home of the druids and the place of the final standoff with the invading Romans. We value our ancient mounds, cromlechs & holy places. Found your video fascinating - hope it inspires people to visit.
There needs to be some more studies about the Eastern United States megalithic structures, and how they compare to those in Europe. There is no solid evidence that they’re made by the same peoples, but some of them look similar.
@@AdventureswithRogerThey are def the same people. They will NEVER admit that because it would destroy their political angle that white europeans are invaders, and that this land belongs to native americans. Europeans were here first, there are even óralangt stories that talk about fáir skinned blue eyed and tattooed people with red hair. Look up the Duhare tribe, and the pictish writing found in oklahoma on youtube. My family is red haired, we are pictish/scots, and norse. I am 100 % sure my ancestors were here first, we are the only people who make burial mounds and bury our dead with red ochre in some areas.
Thank you Rodger for this wonderful video! We have used old maps of mounds in Michigan to find sites too. Most of them are gone here. I told you before that I found out that in the1960's my family bought a new house that was where there had been a big"hill" and the developers had graded the"hill" down the street they were building. I heard things about Indian Mounds when I was an adult. My son who is very good at research found old pictures that were taken from air planes in the 1940's and there were two very large mounds that had been destroyed. We did find bones in the garden and some other things when i was a kid. The maps we found showed were all the mounds were in Michigan. Most are gone now. They were mostly along all the rivers and creeks. I have never told my sister or my late parents because I did not want to upset them. We know where two other mounds are that are not destroyed. They are on private property, but we found them on satellite images. I am so happy that you are still exploring! Have a great week!
There’s still a lot to be found. I know of many farmers that have large mounds on their property, that they “just let be”. If you’re out on their property, it’s pretty obvious, sticking up in the middle of their field.
Your comments are so appropriate. I think all of us can appreciate the dignity and respect with which you have presented your findings. Your findings will go down in the history books as conclusions as close to facts as is possible at this point in time. Thank you so much.
I'm from Cincinnati Ohio, and I just found your article on U-tube. I must say, you are a true poet with your words. I want to thank you for sharing this with the Collective. And if you are interested in another adventure? St.Rt.32. & The Beachmont Levy, in Newtown Ohio. Near Kellog Av. Be Safe my friend & thank you.
Another imo award winning documentary from Adventures with Roger. Every time you put one out I’m like, he’s outdone himself yet again and yet again, you’ve outdone yourself 😂. I’m so glad I came across your channel. I hold the highest regard for you and your work that your put into these docs. Ancient people have been a fascination of mine since I was a teen and found my first arrowhead. I’ve been to some of the mounds mentioned here and my heads always on a swivel looking for the small signs that hardly anyone notices or just drives by because they live near them and are “nothing special “ because they see it every day. Like you I go to the town museums and usually end up talking with the admin or person running it and ALWAYS get fascinating stories . And Also like you find it absolutely heartbreaking to know that these ancient structures have been wiped out . The peoples who made these and their stories will be lost and gone forever sadly. Even if I go to an antique shop and see recreated old maps I grab them and frame them in my “artifact room” and tell the kids and grandkids about the history behind them. I hope to someday meet you , it would be an honor.
Trying my best to keep history alive. Was very blessed to meet the right people before they passed away. I still meet wonderful souls that work at the museums, and give me a moment to chat. I tell people I’m just a 10-year-old with car keys and a camera, hoping to find something cool. 🙂
@@AdventureswithRoger indeed! And I wouldn’t change it for the world! Safe and happy travels. I’d say one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met was Chalmer Lynch in Evansville an old archeologists (probably 90 years old in the 1990’s) he bought,sold, traded arrowheads. I walked in his house and saw nothing but artifacts everywhere. I could tell you the story but it would be a biography lol. Amazing stuff.
You were right in my backyard for a bit in this one. I haven’t met one person near Winchester who knows anything about the earthworks at the fairgrounds. Most ppl don’t even seem to care , sadly. I learned about it reading some county history. Which led me down this rabbit hole. There’s a church in a rural area just east of Winchester. And there is a mound in the cemetery there, and was said to have had a 7 foot skeleton inside when it was excavated. I have also read reports of an ancient well covered by oak Timbers on a farm in the area. Really enjoying your content! Always excited to see you have posted something new.
I was born there and now live in Las Vegas ugh, ive heard of the giant skeleton! Knew of a mound but not the name or exact location, wasnt aware prior to Rogers video where the stones for the court house originated. Fascinating stuff! Its a shame locals dont have more intetest.
Theres a masonic lodge there, my uncle was high up in. I wonder if the masons had knowledge, artifacts, they didnt/dont share with non masons about the history
Wow, this was only posted 23 hours ago? Great video. Thank u for sharing adventures with people like me, who can't go on them for now. I also love history, and this kind of stuff fascinates me! Keep up the great work.
stood on the Bluff in Merom Indiana with my son an daughter looking over the Wabash River across Illinois, telling them, as long as man has walked this planet, man has stood here, fought for this land to have this view.
It's very sad that we don't learn about these fascinating cultures that predated us in North America - as kids, as adults, as tourists. Settler mentality did its best to eradicate the traces of those who were traditional inhabitants, much to our cultural loss. Thanks for bringing so many hidden treasures of Indiana to light!
I was born and raised in rural east-central Indiana. About 15 minutes from Chrysler mound. I've driven past it numerous times and was never aware. Thank you for making this. It's quire inspiring.
Wow.. network quality production, very well shot and researched throughly. Thanks so much for allowing us to tag along on your expedition. - Surry Virginia.
@@AdventureswithRogerhere again for round 2 as my brother and myself are looking for tips for research on how to search for sites in Virginia.. I wonder if a medium like Amy Allen from the dead files would be able to give us some supernatural insight.
You don’t need a medium. Here’s what I’ve learned over time: look at topography / LIDAR maps for anomalies, especially at bends of a river, where there’s a high place. That’s always a preferred place for these ancient settlements. Learn what some of the mound types look like, they are highly consistent across North America, even though hundreds of miles apart. Go to small town historical societies and ask about mounds and earthworks: you’d be surprised how many large folders and books they have on the subject! With those three strategies, you’ll find a bunch of stuff!
I grew up in Greenwood (high school class of ‘63). I’m so pleased you make these videos about Indiana. As an anthropologist (ancient Mesoanerican cultures) I suggest the buried skull may belong to a “trophy cult” associated with the ruling elite, as with the Maya.
I did a deep dive about New Harmony. Personally, I have always felt a great peace, when visiting new Harmony. A friend of mine says it makes them extremely uneasy, as if they’re being watched.
This video had me hanging on the edge of my seat at times! It was truly wonderful! My family lived in Valparaiso, Ind for 2 years or so. I was young and not into true history back then, lol. I dont remember that area being very attractive (sorry if im offending anyone), but this video has given me a new appreciation for Indiana ❤. Its incredible, like seeing Indiana for the first time! Thank you..
Most of the scenic locations are in southern Indiana. While the northern part of the state is very flat, Southern Indiana has dramatic hills and valleys, and incredibly beautiful in the spring summer. I tell people that it’s almost like a different state!
I live in southwest VIRGINIA but was born in Southern Indiana(palmyra) and have lived back and forth Between the two my whole life. You have absolutely put Indiana on the map! I wished southwest VIRGINIA had an adventures with Roger..I currently live in bigstone gap After moving from Pennington gap..these gaps are how folks entered the west ending at Cumberland gap in Middlesboro,KY This region is old country filled with old history...thank you for all the work Put on to your videos!
You have such a way of bringing the past to life. My arm hairs stood on end on several occasions. I wish I lived in Indiana! I'd love to explore these areas. I've been through Indiana hundreds of times but never thought how ancient it was until you started your channel telling us about it. If I ever get to Indiana to walk the trails and see the mounds, I'd love you to be a guide for me and my husband.
TX has many Indian mounds. But we have Rockwalk , Tx A 3 sided wall going down deep in the ground. The City is on top. There have been Giants Skeletons found in TX & other States. But they Disappeared after going to Museums.
Copper in Indiana came from the Kewanee Peninsula in Michigan. Trade occurred along the Green Bay and Vincennes Trail. Supposedly near Copper Harbor Michigan in the past one could just pick up pure copper off the ground! I live right along this trail.
@@jordanalexander5275 And Copper Harbor is a great place to camp and have fun. The state park has a 1850’s fort, golf course and nice campground. Nice mountain biking trails and nice road trips. Great for summer vacation with free air conditioning from Lake Superior!
Copper that originated in Michigan was found in Sardinia along with giant skeletons. Very fascinating stuff. Giants may have sailed thru the straight of gibralter to the st lawrence, back an forth.
Living here, you know there's history, but it's different actually learning about it and knowing there are still places you can visit. Loved this video. No AI voice narration or AI generated pictures. So refreshing.
VERY WELL DONE ROGER... Growing up in Grant County Indiana I had many of the same fascinations as a child that you did. Now 45 years later I've made history and it's mysteries (regardless how weird or obscure) my main love in life. If you ever make it up into southwest Michigan I'll gladly show you some of our local Pottawatomi mounds and ghost towns. Great point about the copper in the area as well. The Coppertop Grill at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, MI has a huge chunk of copper in the restaurant taken from Lake Superior where a lot of local Indigenous groups mined their copper. This chunk is impressive at around half a ton. Thank you for another amazing production.
Fantastic!! I am a native of Kokomo, IN. I have surveyed the mound works of Mounds State Park in Anderson several times. Most recently, I was guided thru an initiatory route from mound to mound. One must ask permission to enter this active sacred space. It was an initiation into cosmology and how the universe teaches us to undergo its intentions and life directions. I won't go into details here, but this is very audible and visual experience. These centers remain active. Open yourself to receive.
I used to get strong feelings from these places (mound sites in MS and Alabama). Not sure what changed, but that no longer happens. I'm still interested in these places. I even stopped for lunch whenever possible at an ancient village site in Pocahontas, MS. The whole village (At least the center) was made on an artificial plateau. It has a large mound in the middle that was the chiefs residence. There is also a burial mound to the north of the site. It is a Plaquemine site. There used to actually be a staircase on the large mound that you could climb when I was a kid. Now, understandably, that has been removed, and the mound is protected. It's crazy to think about how many baskets of earth that it took to build the place. Remember, it's not just the mounds, but the entire site was built up with imported dirt. Several years ago the state made a visitors center with paved trails and information signage (which is in need of replacement). This place is in the middle of hwy 49 in Pocahontas, MS.
@letsdothis9063 Last month I travelled to Cahokia in Illinois. It looks big in pictures, but you really don’t get the full effect until you climb the stairs to the top. Completely made of dirt, by human hands, it’s pretty incredible. You can look southwest and see the arch in St Louis, Missouri.
Greetings, Roger, from the Bay Area, California. Love the video. I grew up in Fort Wayne. My friends and I spent countless hours digging in the woods, occasionally finding arrow heads, but mostly cow bones. Now those woods are a new housing tract. Change is the only constant. Cheers!
I have an old map of Fort Wayne. Most of the city is labeled “ Indian cemetery”, and I can’t imagine how many places are built on top of old burials. Where the old fort is today, once had mounds.
This video like all of the others before, was well worth waiting for. I hope you can continue to create more. As the saying goes....There's more than corn in Indiana and you are doing a great job of showing it. I will be waiting as patiently as I can to see more of your work. Safe travels and stay curious. 😊
Roger i enjoyed this. Reminded me of a small cave my father took me to as a kid (early 80s) south of Vernon. Drawings in the wall, water running thru it & a cool room in the back. Lots on native history in southern Indiana.
Roger, your videos are exceptionally well crafted, and the broad extent of your research is very evident. I am a New Zealander, and you have opened my eyes to an incredible and very exciting new (ancient) world. Thank you for every video and all of your work. 👏🏼👏🏼😊
Great video, Roger! I was excited to see this one pop up in my feed. The historical value of Indiana cannot be denied and its geological diversity is unlike other midwestern state. Your videos showcase this state unlike any others and we are lucky to have them! Thanks Roger 👍
I’ve hiked in both Ohio and Indiana. I’d say they are about even, but Indiana’s great trails, into impressive canyons, are spread out and not well-publicized.
Thank you Rodger for that very interesting video. I'm in Indiana and had no idea there was so much around to explore. It's got my adventure spirit awake. Now I want to go out exploring😅
@@AdventureswithRoger That is exactly what I'm going to do. Going to start in Turkey Run as those rock formations in there fascinate me. Been considering that some or perhaps a lot of them are melted structures. Have also been exploring some of the beautiful buildings in Indianapolis, which appear to be old world and don't fit the narrative. I'm also seeing many of them appear to have signs of being mud flooded. I'm also noticing in many of the outlying small towns, there are old buildings that appear to have been victims of the mud flood as well. Now that my eyes are open I'm just astounded at what I'm seeing. Such an adventure! Glad I found your channel. What fun 💃
@@TruthQuest1 Don’t forget Shades SP, near Turkey Run. That’s a really cool place, and often less travelled. In Southern Indiana, Hemlock Cliffs is unparalleled for its exotic nature.
Deer hunted in Brown county once on private land. Small mounds everywhere. The owner told us he has refused to let archeologists on his land. In a stream I found fossiled pottery. Got his permission and the ancestors to take 2 pieces for we all visitors there are of native descent. Valued for years. He told us his daughter found a unique white rock in a stream and took it to a local university for testing. It got passed around many schools of study...and could never be identified.
Thats a good man. He should let them survey and record the area. There is no longer any need to excavate. They should be able to discern by the size and shape, what is in them. Having them examined could actually be beneficial for their long term preservation.
Actually, despite modern imaging technology like radar and seismic reflection, there is no way to know what's inside a mound without excavating. The question is whether knowing is worth excavating. And whether we've excavated enough by now.
Many burial mounds in my area of Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois were bulldozed over in the 50's to make way for the many housing developments that followed after WWII, and Korea--- Artifacts are still found, but many have been scattered across the landscape making it difficult to identify age, or the tribe that produced them-----
Letsdothis The question is will the government let the truth out? Think about it. If they found a red headed nine foot skeleton would that be pushed in newspapers or would the Smithsonian take the skeleton or simply bury it and say you’ll be a felon if you dig it back up. Just because you can excavate doesn’t mean you should. If you have an unbiased non profit that you run or someone that wants the truth maybe excavate, but even universities seems to be skeptical to trust simply cause they are funded by the federal government. You’d need a non profit that a rich person owns and funds.
This is very cool! You make me want to start hiking again! Its past my bedtime so I will have to continue this very interesting video tomorrow. Great job on this!
When I started the channel,to show coworkers inexpensive places they could take their families, I thought I’d be done in three months. I’ve been at it 7 years, with no end in sight! It’s taken me to great places, experiences, and people.
Indiana is a passion of mine, have been exploring it for nearly 56 years. I still find new things, either by accident or someone will tell me about another place! 🙂
Thank you for your work . I enjoyed reading two books called Michigan pre history mysteries. That got my interest in this topic and the arrow heads my grandfather found on his land in northern Michigan decades ago .
I love it when locals look into the past to find out who was there before. It has only been a short time that we recognize these and how just generations before just thought of them as resources. What have we lost? We’ll probably never know.
I never leave the house without one! Actually two, as I often go to Kentucky. Sometimes your phone GPS will leave you stranded, without a signal. And for me, I like to write on things. 🙂
This is by far one of the best videos you have done Roger..incredibly interesting and your knack for doing the research is impeccable..the fact that a lot of it being destroyed forever by modern day man is truly saddening to me..I love Indiana and I’m proud to call this land my home and I can not thank you enough for bringing this history to light for us ponder and delight in..Much Love and Respect to you my friend and fellow Hoosier!
Thank you so much for this! I'm an Indiana resident 60 miles from Chicago. My town has an insane history. Oldest structure recently got buried was a giant stone bowl behind our oldest building. It's got me so fascinated that there was definitely some ancient culture here. This tickles my brain in all the right places
@AdventureswithRoger us locals would go to this giant stone bowl that was half buried in the ground that had benches around it to smoke drink etc, we called it "The Witches Tit". Valpo Ind. Behind the College Law building. I've seen other structures in America that look similar. I've tried to bring this up and everyone just says it's a Native American well....which really makes no sense at all.
Thanks Roger! Love your videography and research. I live in Wakarusa, IN. We were known to have local Miami here in pioneer days. I am always intrigued by ancient people’s civilization and archaeology. Keep up the good work.
I have recently relocated to Texas for a job, but I want to get back home now and start exploring again after watching your videos, Roger! Thanks for all you do! 🤘
I love your videos so much ! My daddy took us to southern Indiana many times, from South Bend. I treasure these memories, and you bring back these memories to me ! A Ho !
Southern Indiana really is a beauty. It’s taken me over seven years to document most of it. I’m starting to make trips to far northern Indiana, as a contrast.
@@AdventureswithRogerThat's wonderful! Looking forward. Could you please also review some of the facts you're stating? Like for instance about 5:30 you say the found artefacts are from before "the ice age, making them some of the oldest man made items on earth". Sadly that's not true. I guess you're talking about the last ice age in NA of 26:500 till 19.000 ya (there were several ice ages). This structure is dated about 9.000 ya. So much younger than the last ice age. The picture of the mastodont doesn't prove it's older. Than, the oldest artifact found thus far is 3,3 MILLION years ago. Quite a difference... I very much like your approach to "everything changes". Could you therefore tell about the first humans in N and S America in your next video? They lived here at least about 20.000 ya, but left not much more than footprints. At least, that's what was found until now. Thanks!
Wonderful job ! I live in Michigan near GrandRapids and we have dozens of these Indian burial mounds…my father talks of times before when they built the highway and they found a lot if artifacts that the museum now holds. Loved it , thanks and added a life long sub
It's likely current educators are unaware of these kind of things. They, too, we're raised under a system that has been hiding or altering history for at least 100 years.
I've heard many interesting artifacts were found and kept by early pioneer families and eventually brought to a school or museum where professional archeologist said they were forgeries because nothing was properly documented when they were pulled from the ground.
I grew up in southern Indiana that has quite a number of ancient earthworks built by ancient civilizations AND was taught about these areas IN SCHOOL! so, I'm not buying that this history was somehow hidden by education.
@@jamesgriffin8354 I think it’s fair to say that the majority of the people that learn about the mound building culture have no prior knowledge of it because it was not taught to them in school. Consider yourself blessed that your eyes were opened at a young age. :)
Just stumbled upon your vids while watching JonLevin. I like your doc style its a throwback to like old Nature series on PBS growing up in the 80s and 90s. You got my sub for sure. Keep it up..
I just discovered you and am giddy with happiness about it. As a Cincinnati native I am so grateful to you for this fabulous content. It’s very well done!! Will be looking forward to more.
I truly appreciate your time and effort that you put into studying this history, and then sharing with us. An elderly cousin told me about huge burn circles in the bottom lands in Scott County. These large circles were in close proximity to the Buffalo trace through here.
My pleasure, David! Someday I won’t be able to get out like I’d like. I make these videos for both people that can’t, and so I can go anytime I want, with the click of a mouse. 🙂
Thank you for this! I live on the west coast of Canada which is very beautiful in its way, but i was entranced by your footage of the greenery and deciduous forests of Indiana. Somehow i can imagine the generations of people living their lives in that beauty... i too could get happily lost chasing a mystery in such a area.
Summers here are very lush and beautiful, and a pleasure to explore. My two favorites are Hemlock Cliffs and Yellow Birch Ravine: both were used by ancient people, and have many caves and rock shelters.
I live across the river in KY and have canoed and hiked in Indiana but didn't know about these special areas❤ Thank you for an award winning documentary! Waiting for my bell to ring with a new video from you! Until then, road trip time!
Outstanding video! I was raised on the bank of the Scioto river in Ohio. So much of you show reminds me of the earthworks and fort I spent so much time in. All along the river from Columbus to Portsmouth
"Someday another group of people will come to this land" "nothing stays the same". Isnt it time that we stop using the term "Native Americans" ? I have at least 30% NA blood and my wife is 100% Navajo but if the truth were really told as we are finding out, there were people here before us. Technically if anyone was born here they are "Native American" even today. The term NA I feel is used as a shame tactic to beat down anyone that wronged Native Americans in the past. My question is, who did the Native Americans wrong (defeat) to acquire this land so long ago ? Terms like "Native American", "African American", etc. only serve to divide us as one people here in our homeland.
You are very elegant with words expressing a thought I’ve had for quite some time. I’m in Utah. So if you know lds or Mormons and you read third Nephi has a story that’s worth thinking about. The Nephites and laminaties and other ites dropped their names of distinction and became one people with no differences or something. It’s like you’re right. Using the term African American or Native American does divide us. For medical or record reasons I think it’s good for records but societal wise pushing ethnicity or race more then merit for instance is very distasteful and absurd.
Look at the lawsuit against Amazon in the state of Georgia and how it came out that the higher the DEI or diversity score of a corporation the less likely they are to unionize or something. The story of the black and red ants living together in peace but then when they’re shook they attack each other seems to explain the U.S. very well. The Nordic countries used to be great or had the strength of being homogeneous or mostly of one ethnicity or heritage which is why they could help others and people didn’t abuse their welfare system. Today with mass immigration it’s changing their culture all over in Europe and in a short amount of time. The U.S. is interesting. The Spanish found Santa Fe before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. That’s crazy tk think about. So ya culturally for 500 years others have been in the Americas from Europe. It’s crazy how lots of Americans think the U.S. just expanded westward into an empty expanse with just a few native Americans. It’s like there were native Americans fighting to enslave other native Americans. I listened to a story how that fight happened 30 miles from sutters mill when they found gold. The tribes would sell slaves to the Spanish or English that needed mercury for getting silver I guess for trade with China. I was shocked how global affairs influenced California. An Indian in India for Portugal allowed a colony to sell weapons to other tribes in Africa and those tribes fought the British which removed resources of the British to focus less on America or western U.S. super interesting.
But you make a good point about how the government promotes victim mentality and shame. White males are shamed a lot. It’s like why is the government bringing up slavery or reparations to blacks when they may or may not be descendants of slaves. The term Latino also hides the fact it really means white, black and native.
Check out the lake in Bolivia and tumupunku. The lake has sea horses and looks like it used to be at sea level but now is in the mountains. Or Easter island statues has beards but no one native grows beard. Then there’s stories of the pauites killing red headed tribes. Or how some Chinese moved to Mexico. It’s really interesting how the past could be super interesting but school only teaches there was no global travel or trade before Columbus except maybe the Vikings. Hopefully one day the past will be revealed. I heard some tribes have some records they preserve but hopefully they Don’t release em to the government lest the Smithsonian takes em and never gives them back.
As a Vincennes native, the location of both mounds (Pyramid and Sugar Loaf) were known to be very good observation posts for traffic on Wabash River. Hotly contested at various times by tribes, the confluence of Kelso Creek and surrounding lowlands were prime hunting/camping grounds. And, to this day, serves much the same purpose, Interesting history of the area involves the Indian Chief Tecumseh and his interaction with then-future President William Henry Harrison. Who, prior to Presidency, negotiated with Tecumseh from Territorial Capitol (Vincennes) home named Grouseland. And later led party to Battle Of Fallen Timbers to defeat tribal coalition while Tecumseh was absent. This land is rife with history. Thanks for the deep dive into topic.
Have loved Vincennes for most of my life, ever since Dad took us to the Rendezvous! In another film, I did a deep dive on Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskwatawa. Simply an incredible story that schools don’t teach.
I feel like I just watched a documentary-style recreation of a playthrough of *Myst.* Amazing video! I loved the atmosphere and as a Northern Indiana resident, you made me very listless to explore the southern state!
@@AdventureswithRoger Wonderful! I hope to explore some of the cool, weird northern cities here. Gary has some ghosts... There's also apparently a few ghost towns up here. Take care!
As a child I lived in many states, but Indiana has always been closest to my heart. Living in the little town of Fort Branch, I was a free range kid who explored to my heart's content and had many adventures only a child would understand and appreciate. Thank you for this documentary about a beautiful and magical state that has sustained and comforted me throughout my 70 years.
My pleasure, Vickie! I too was a free range kid! I tell people I’m just a 10 year old kid with car keys, looking for something cool! 🙂
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Wow! That's great ,what you have experienced.
Real freedoms.
Thank you. Stay well.🤗
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Thank you for sharing this account of your childhood. ❤️ From another free range kid to another.🙂
Wells Maine is like that .I love that place fascinating then land even more now that I can try and research some things I've seen . amazing ❤
Native Texan here, ancient history is a passion of mine, and finding this piece of work is like finding gold🎉🎉🎉
Welcome, Justin! Texas also has some very cool, ancient places. Rockwall, Texas is on my list, if I ever get back west.
I'm in El paso. If you need a scout send me coordinates. I love exploring. Built a xj just for that purpose 😂
I lived in El Paso, in my 20’s, I’m a miner! Played volleyball and earned a nursing degree. Sweeet!
I love El Paso, some of my greatest friends and most important lessons came out of that town. I was a white girl in a new world, called weta and everything (means ugly spirit in Māori, btw 😑)
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But that town took me in and loved me and I fell in the love with the Chicano people of that sacred and special place. Oh yeah, I worked at pelicans west side, met my best friends in the world there.
I’m from AZ, I found out few years ago, my great great grandfather was the first white birth on record in EP/Juarez. They were passing through headed to Graham County in AZ when he was born.
Oh yeah, my great grandad got shot and killed in a shootout at age 39 when he was under sheriff in Graham county. The shootout was followed by the largest manhunt in AZ history, 3 law guys were dead.
Also, for more history, check out chief Midegah. He has some videos on Zion Media. Duuuuue!
Much history in the US remains unexplainable. Where did the giants come from? Where did the ancient coins embedded in coal 30ft underground in Illinois come from ((they could hv been made 330 million or more years ago! ). On and on...
@@brit0309hun, a weta in maori is a lucky black noisy cricket critter that lives underground most of its life. Its an insect not a slurr...xox
I'm glad you haven't given up on creating your videos. I really enjoy them. Thanks for posting this, Roger. For those of us who are time-travelers in our imaginations.
The documentaries take forever, usually a month or more. I’m hoping to do some travel videos that don’t take as long. 🙂
@@AdventureswithRoger: Will your travels include New England? Thinking of what Barry Fell found carved on "fruit cellars", supposedly Runic script?
@@rogerscottcathey I’ve been interested in the east coast curiosities, for years. Ancient stone walls, complex stone tombs, an unexplained “observatory”: lots to see. Haven’t got a story yet.
Ladds mountain observatory ladds cave bartow co Georgia
@@AdventureswithRogerYeah man don't stop doing this. If you remember me and my comments I'm born and raised in new Albany and I still live here and my family is old. I was a lot like you as a kid and teenager and I still am. I was just telling my GF how much of this state I've not seen. How many of these little towns basically villages that I've not seen. If you ever want any help at all with your research or writing I got you man no problem. I love this stuff and I'm a freelance writer anyhow. Just say the word
The state of Indiana owes a huge debt to you, Roger! I'm sure I'm not the only one who can't wait to visit your state (after previously never giving it a thought!) and all because of your awesome films!
Thank you, Stacy! Many great things to see and do! 🙂
@@AdventureswithRogerhi from Morgan County roger
Love this stuff
I am curious about mounds park Anderson from the mounds site
To the story of train going to fairgrounds
To Mounds Park Mall all history
They owe the world for destroying ancient cities to have shooting ranges and grow corn on it.
SEE Carl Munck The Code.
Those mounds and walls are mathematical equations
Its crazy how much mounds and other structures were bulldozed and renoved to make way , without documentation, so we have to thank the work that did document and persevere as much history they could , bravo for continuing the good work by spreading it here on youtube
To hide the bones of giants. Worried people would attempt to rob them. Sent to Smithsonian. Where all "dinosaur bones" go. No such thing has ever been found. Not 1!
Every county in Ohio, bones of giants were found. Except Hamilton.
Saying it's Indians. Cursed if you disturb. Would only last so long. And they knew it.
Makes ya wonder how many construction workers went home with artifacts
@@Andy-jx5tior how many just buried them deeper and never said a word...
A fantastic video, thank you. I am a totally disabled Vietnam vet and I lost my ability to fulfill many of my dreams because of my injuries and now the years have further limited my ability to travel. Videos like yours and others allow me see many places that are now no longer available to me. Again, thank you.
@@donbrown599 It’s my great honor to keep making videos, that share worlds I discover. I started off making videos, so coworkers would know where to take their families on the weekends. But I also realized that not everybody can do these places, many wishing they could. As best as I can, I try to capture what it would be like to be there. Someday I won’t be able to do these adventures, but with the click of a button, I can go again. 🙂
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@@donbrown599 * Mr Brown, thank you for the selfless sacrifice you made in honor and service to our great country. You have my utmost respect and heartfelt gratitude. My husband (of over 50 years ❤) is a retired army helicopter pilot. It was an exciting life, but had its moments.
Mr Brown, we have this in common, I am limited myself these days, since I received a dx, requiring monthly chemo infusions. God has been with me 24/7...... so either way, I am already a winner! 😊
I will keep you in my prayers, as well as Roger, all his followers and families 😊.......asking God to cover us all in his loving protection, to give us the wisdom and patience needed to make it through each day, to walk hand by hand with you Lord, I ask this in the name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ ❤
@@donbrown599 thank you sir for your service and sacrafice
@@donbrown599 Thank you for your service. 🇺🇲🌟
Your documentaries are the best!! No camera zooming, weird voices, or other junk. Love it! This is my first video to watch from you. Can't wait to see more!! Well done and very informative!!
Excellent comment! 🙂
Agreed, very relaxing and content to listen to
You wont be disappointed!
People who don’t know or don’t study History are at risk of repeating it and those who deliberately erase History are determined to repeat it Excellent video my friend ☺️💕 thoroughly enjoyed it .
Hey Gina! Good to see you back! 🙂
@@AdventureswithRoger so excited to get a notification, I know it’s going to be amazing. ☺️ Have a beautiful weekend .
You as well Gina!
Well said
There be truth in that.
I live in South Eastern Indiana and have learned things about my state I never knew thanks to you! You have already put a few trips on my list with your videos. Keep up the awesome work!
Just when I think I’ve ran out of new places to explore, someone adds another to the list! There are so many hidden places throughout Indiana. 🙂
@@AdventureswithRogerneed to look in to the Bradford beast, a Indian myth about a magic buck dear that guards the woods. Bradford woods is owned by IU just north of Martinsville on sr 67.
My grandfather actually owns Windsor Mound (the one in the beginning of the video) and has for about 60 years. We had it excavated in the 80s by an amateur group and then an official excavation by Ball State archaeologists in the early 90s. Human remains were found inside, along with a stone tomb somewhat similar to the one found in the Nowlin Site. We've accumulated quite the collection of arrowheads as well. Nice to see it featured in a video!
Make a video about it.
It's crazy how times have changed. I live in MS, and we don't excavate mounds anymore.
We can tell by the shape (and usually size, but thats not a given), whether it was for burials, or other purposes.
I'm the descendant of the Okla Tennap Choctaw, and although I don't believe they are the direct descendants of the mound builders, I do believe that they absorbed those people into their tribe as they spread across area. (The Choctaw accounts say that the mounds were already here when they arrived).
It has always made me a little uneasy, thinking that folks are digging up grandma and grandpa.
Thats still pretty cool tho. My dad has a large collection of artifacts. Most were picked up in crop fields. We also find projectile points in creeks, and at old village sites. Most of the mounds around here were plowed over, or destroyed in power ways, but there are still hundreds left in the state.
There is one down the road from me that was plundered in the early 1900s (my grandfather said that in the 50s, people would drive their cars over it for fun).
Thankfully, the remains were put back, and the owner leaves it alone now.
Anyway, thats really cool that you have that on family property!
So you're basically grave robbers if that's what you found.
Mound builders in the States? How does that fit with the european mound builders timeline?
I remember reading somewhere that during a cataclysmic event the whole of north america burned...so any evidence of previous inhabitation may have been destroyed....
Yet theres artifacts, the snake mound, another huge complex site no one understands yet but has discovered it was constructed over a mile or two and was a sky and star veiwing platform with notches in an opposite facing enscarpment that marked the suns position etc throughout the year.
Im also intrigued by the early news reports of astonishing discoveries within the Grand Canyon, documented by early newspapers and the like, then mention of the Smithsonian collecting artifacts, closing off area and burying the discoveries from public veiw and speculation....
Look at sth America and its very obvious advanced civilisations previous to mayan and incan inhabitation, what happened to the monolothic head carvers the toltecs? Who look african and even asian in the carved faces
This is one of the best, and most underrated, channels of UA-cam. Excellent work Mr. Roger. You have a real talent in preparing and narrating these. Thanks for these great videos!
Great comment! 🙂
I live in Anglesey North Wales - home of the druids and the place of the final standoff with the invading Romans. We value our ancient mounds, cromlechs & holy places. Found your video fascinating - hope it inspires people to visit.
There needs to be some more studies about the Eastern United States megalithic structures, and how they compare to those in Europe. There is no solid evidence that they’re made by the same peoples, but some of them look similar.
@@AdventureswithRogerThey are def the same people. They will NEVER admit that because it would destroy their political angle that white europeans are invaders, and that this land belongs to native americans. Europeans were here first, there are even óralangt stories that talk about fáir skinned blue eyed and tattooed people with red hair. Look up the Duhare tribe, and the pictish writing found in oklahoma on youtube. My family is red haired, we are pictish/scots, and norse. I am 100 % sure my ancestors were here first, we are the only people who make burial mounds and bury our dead with red ochre in some areas.
Thank you Rodger for this wonderful video! We have used old maps of mounds in Michigan to find sites too. Most of them are gone here. I told you before that I found out that in the1960's my family bought a new house that was where there had been a big"hill" and the developers had graded the"hill" down the street they were building. I heard things about Indian Mounds when I was an adult. My son who is very good at research found old pictures that were taken from air planes in the 1940's and there were two very large mounds that had been destroyed. We did find bones in the garden and some other things when i was a kid. The maps we found showed were all the mounds were in Michigan. Most are gone now. They were mostly along all the rivers and creeks. I have never told my sister or my late parents because I did not want to upset them. We know where two other mounds are that are not destroyed. They are on private property, but we found them on satellite images. I am so happy that you are still exploring! Have a great week!
There’s still a lot to be found. I know of many farmers that have large mounds on their property, that they “just let be”. If you’re out on their property, it’s pretty obvious, sticking up in the middle of their field.
Your comments are so appropriate.
I think all of us can appreciate the dignity and respect with which you have presented your findings.
Your findings will go down in the history books as conclusions as close to facts as is possible at this point in time. Thank you so much.
I'm from Cincinnati Ohio, and I just found your article on U-tube. I must say, you are a true poet with your words. I want to thank you for sharing this with the Collective. And if you are interested in another adventure? St.Rt.32. & The Beachmont Levy, in Newtown Ohio.
Near Kellog Av. Be Safe my friend & thank you.
Copying this tip to the board, Ken!
Another imo award winning documentary from Adventures with Roger.
Every time you put one out I’m like, he’s outdone himself yet again and yet again, you’ve outdone yourself 😂.
I’m so glad I came across your channel.
I hold the highest regard for you and your work that your put into these docs. Ancient people have been a fascination of mine since I was a teen and found my first arrowhead. I’ve been to some of the mounds mentioned here and my heads always on a swivel looking for the small signs that hardly anyone notices or just drives by because they live near them and are “nothing special “ because they see it every day. Like you I go to the town museums and usually end up talking with the admin or person running it and ALWAYS get fascinating stories .
And Also like you find it absolutely heartbreaking to know that these ancient structures have been wiped out .
The peoples who made these and their stories will be lost and gone forever sadly.
Even if I go to an antique shop and see recreated old maps I grab them and frame them in my “artifact room” and tell the kids and grandkids about the history behind them.
I hope to someday meet you , it would be an honor.
Trying my best to keep history alive. Was very blessed to meet the right people before they passed away. I still meet wonderful souls that work at the museums, and give me a moment to chat. I tell people I’m just a 10-year-old with car keys and a camera, hoping to find something cool. 🙂
@@AdventureswithRoger indeed! And I wouldn’t change it for the world!
Safe and happy travels.
I’d say one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met was Chalmer Lynch in Evansville an old archeologists (probably 90 years old in the 1990’s) he bought,sold, traded arrowheads.
I walked in his house and saw nothing but artifacts everywhere.
I could tell you the story but it would be a biography lol.
Amazing stuff.
Once again, another great exploration documented for those with eyes to see. I'm left with the feeling of much that is left un said.
Well done! The calm voice and the lack of imposed drama let these ancient sites speak for themselves.
Traveling back in time and watching the mounds being built would be so interesting.
You were right in my backyard for a bit in this one. I haven’t met one person near Winchester who knows anything about the earthworks at the fairgrounds. Most ppl don’t even seem to care , sadly. I learned about it reading some county history. Which led me down this rabbit hole. There’s a church in a rural area just east of Winchester. And there is a mound in the cemetery there, and was said to have had a 7 foot skeleton inside when it was excavated. I have also read reports of an ancient well covered by oak Timbers on a farm in the area. Really enjoying your content! Always excited to see you have posted something new.
Hope to find more jewels to cover!
I was born there and now live in Las Vegas ugh, ive heard of the giant skeleton! Knew of a mound but not the name or exact location, wasnt aware prior to Rogers video where the stones for the court house originated. Fascinating stuff! Its a shame locals dont have more intetest.
Theres a masonic lodge there, my uncle was high up in. I wonder if the masons had knowledge, artifacts, they didnt/dont share with non masons about the history
I think its the 1956 lodge unless im mistaken
Haunted place in Winchester that lots of ghost hunters go to😊
Wow, this was only posted 23 hours ago? Great video. Thank u for sharing adventures with people like me, who can't go on them for now. I also love history, and this kind of stuff fascinates me! Keep up the great work.
First time viewer. This was VERY well done.
stood on the Bluff in Merom Indiana with my son an daughter looking over the Wabash River across Illinois, telling them, as long as man has walked this planet, man has stood here, fought for this land to have this view.
Whiteland Indiana Gal here, living in Utah for 40 years. Loved This, Thank You💖
My pleasure, Terrie!
Bravo. Fellow Hoosier here, great production sir! History Channel lives through people like you. Thanks man
It's very sad that we don't learn about these fascinating cultures that predated us in North America - as kids, as adults, as tourists. Settler mentality did its best to eradicate the traces of those who were traditional inhabitants, much to our cultural loss. Thanks for bringing so many hidden treasures of Indiana to light!
I was born and raised in rural east-central Indiana. About 15 minutes from Chrysler mound. I've driven past it numerous times and was never aware. Thank you for making this. It's quire inspiring.
@@huntercoxpersonal My pleasure! Many of these are hidden in plain sight, was truly a treasure hunt!
Wow.. network quality production, very well shot and researched throughly. Thanks so much for allowing us to tag along on your expedition. - Surry Virginia.
My pleasure, Vincent!
@@AdventureswithRogerhere again for round 2 as my brother and myself are looking for tips for research on how to search for sites in Virginia.. I wonder if a medium like Amy Allen from the dead files would be able to give us some supernatural insight.
You don’t need a medium. Here’s what I’ve learned over time: look at topography / LIDAR maps for anomalies, especially at bends of a river, where there’s a high place. That’s always a preferred place for these ancient
settlements. Learn what some of the mound types look like, they are highly consistent across North America, even though hundreds of miles apart. Go to small town historical societies and ask about mounds and earthworks: you’d be surprised how many large folders and books they have on the subject! With those three strategies, you’ll find a bunch of stuff!
Excellent documentary, very well researched and presented. Thank you for sharing this with us :)
Yes! Finally!! Been waiting on this one. Can’t wait for lunch break.
There is so much about ancient history that we don’t know… ESPECIALLY in North America. Thank you for bringing knowledge to the rest of us!
As a Hoosier, this is an astounding glimpse into the history of our state, that I had no idea about. Thank you.
I didn’t know most of what I do now, before moving to southern Indiana, and I’ve lived in Indiana my entire life.
Great video I know it was a ton of work all of us former,current and wanna be Hoosiers appreciate it.
A labor of love, really. I’m basically a 10-year-old with car keys, always wanting to see something cool!
I grew up in Greenwood (high school class of ‘63). I’m so pleased you make these videos about Indiana.
As an anthropologist (ancient Mesoanerican cultures) I suggest the buried skull may belong to a “trophy cult” associated with the ruling elite, as with the Maya.
Thank you for producing this video. Very few locals documenting these areas. I am from New Castle, very interesting. I appreciate the effort!
I love this place, and there’s so many more miles to go! 🙂
I'm sure that there is a lot of paranormal activity around these sacred mounds and ruins. Thank you for this incredible documentary.
Native Evansvillian here. I didn’t realize there were mounds in New Harmony. That’s awesome. Thanks for producing such a cool video
Ever been to angel mounds not that far away?
The mounds are all over the Harmonist graveyard. The Harmonists themselves have no gravestones, as it was their religious belief, much like the Amish.
@@RlCEGUM I’m there probably once a month. It’s kind of my main site I go to. I absolutely love it
@@AdventureswithRoger I didn’t know that. I really enjoy reading about the owenites when I’m up there. The symbolism is thick all around town
I did a deep dive about New Harmony. Personally, I have always felt a great peace, when visiting new Harmony. A friend of mine says it makes them extremely uneasy, as if they’re being watched.
"We found these places, we didn't build them". Whoa! Mind blown. Now you've got our attention!
I Appreciate the time and effort put into these videos. Love the history and Indiana keep up the good work.
Me too!
This video had me hanging on the edge of my seat at times! It was truly wonderful! My family lived in Valparaiso, Ind for 2 years or so. I was young and not into true history back then, lol. I dont remember that area being very attractive (sorry if im offending anyone), but this video has given me a new appreciation for Indiana ❤. Its incredible, like seeing Indiana for the first time! Thank you..
Most of the scenic locations are in southern Indiana. While the northern part of the state is very flat, Southern Indiana has dramatic hills and valleys, and incredibly beautiful in the spring summer. I tell people that it’s almost like a different state!
Adventures with Roger is doing the Lord’s work! Thank you for sharing our beautiful state with the world.
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@CSI Piper, I'm into this stuff, too!
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I live in southwest VIRGINIA but was born in Southern Indiana(palmyra) and have lived back and forth
Between the two my whole life. You have absolutely put Indiana on the map!
I wished southwest VIRGINIA had an adventures with Roger..I currently live in bigstone gap
After moving from Pennington gap..these gaps are how folks entered the west ending at Cumberland gap in Middlesboro,KY
This region is old country filled with old history...thank you for all the work
Put on to your videos!
I hope to get to Virginia later this year, we’ll see how it goes!
I hope so!
You have such a way of bringing the past to life. My arm hairs stood on end on several occasions. I wish I lived in Indiana! I'd love to explore these areas. I've been through Indiana hundreds of times but never thought how ancient it was until you started your channel telling us about it. If I ever get to Indiana to walk the trails and see the mounds, I'd love you to be a guide for me and my husband.
Where did more mound builders live? Ohio or Indiana or Michigan
Before the big ice melt.
TX has many Indian mounds. But we have Rockwalk , Tx A 3 sided wall going down deep in the ground. The City is on top. There have been Giants Skeletons found in TX & other States. But they Disappeared after going to Museums.
Giant skeletons were found in Indiana that met the same fate.
Thank the Smithsonian...for hiding and destroying archeological finds ,even the bones of giants.
Copper in Indiana came from the Kewanee Peninsula in Michigan. Trade occurred along the Green Bay and Vincennes Trail. Supposedly near Copper Harbor Michigan in the past one could just pick up pure copper off the ground! I live right along this trail.
Yep yep, was going to suggest this as well. Native Hoosier that visits Houghton every year, makes perfect sense
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And Copper Harbor is a great place to camp and have fun. The state park has a 1850’s fort, golf course and nice campground. Nice mountain biking trails and nice road trips. Great for summer vacation with free air conditioning from Lake Superior!
Copper that originated in Michigan was found in Sardinia along with giant skeletons. Very fascinating stuff. Giants may have sailed thru the straight of gibralter to the st lawrence, back an forth.
Living here, you know there's history, but it's different actually learning about it and knowing there are still places you can visit. Loved this video. No AI voice narration or AI generated pictures. So refreshing.
Just a lot of research, writing, time on the road, voice overs, and editing! 🙂
@@AdventureswithRoger your work definitely shines through.
VERY WELL DONE ROGER... Growing up in Grant County Indiana I had many of the same fascinations as a child that you did.
Now 45 years later I've made history and it's mysteries (regardless how weird or obscure) my main love in life.
If you ever make it up into southwest Michigan I'll gladly show you some of our local Pottawatomi mounds and ghost towns. Great point about the copper in the area as well. The Coppertop Grill at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, MI has a huge chunk of copper in the restaurant taken from Lake Superior where a lot of local Indigenous groups mined their copper. This chunk is impressive at around half a ton.
Thank you for another amazing production.
I’m hoping to get to Michigan this year. Did a brief tour of northern Indiana, with thoughts of crossing the border, but the weather turned on me.
Grant county here as well
Grant county native here
@@AdventureswithRoger Here Here!
Fantastic!! I am a native of Kokomo, IN. I have surveyed the mound works of Mounds State Park in Anderson several times. Most recently,
I was guided thru an initiatory route from mound to mound. One must ask permission to enter this active sacred space.
It was an initiation into cosmology and how the universe teaches us to undergo its intentions and life directions.
I won't go into details here, but this is very audible and visual experience. These centers remain active. Open yourself to receive.
Thanks
It's always wise to play around with things you dont understand! What could possibly go wrong?
@@Rahatlakhoom would love to get more info, native kokomo resident here aswell.
I used to get strong feelings from these places (mound sites in MS and Alabama).
Not sure what changed, but that no longer happens.
I'm still interested in these places. I even stopped for lunch whenever possible at an ancient village site in Pocahontas, MS. The whole village (At least the center) was made on an artificial plateau. It has a large mound in the middle that was the chiefs residence. There is also a burial mound to the north of the site.
It is a Plaquemine site.
There used to actually be a staircase on the large mound that you could climb when I was a kid. Now, understandably, that has been removed, and the mound is protected.
It's crazy to think about how many baskets of earth that it took to build the place. Remember, it's not just the mounds, but the entire site was built up with imported dirt.
Several years ago the state made a visitors center with paved trails and information signage (which is in need of replacement).
This place is in the middle of hwy 49 in Pocahontas, MS.
@letsdothis9063 Last month I travelled to Cahokia in Illinois. It looks big in pictures, but you really don’t get the full effect until you climb the stairs to the top. Completely made of dirt, by human hands, it’s pretty incredible. You can look southwest and see the arch in St Louis, Missouri.
I had no idea! Fascinating! Well done video. Thank you!
Greetings, Roger, from the Bay Area, California. Love the video. I grew up in Fort Wayne. My friends and I spent countless hours digging in the woods, occasionally finding arrow heads, but mostly cow bones. Now those woods are a new housing tract. Change is the only constant. Cheers!
I have an old map of Fort Wayne. Most of the city is labeled “ Indian cemetery”, and I can’t imagine how many places are built on top of old burials. Where the old fort is today, once had mounds.
This video like all of the others before, was well worth waiting for. I hope you can continue to create more. As the saying goes....There's more than corn in Indiana and you are doing a great job of showing it. I will be waiting as patiently as I can to see more of your work. Safe travels and stay curious. 😊
Enjoyed this immensely! Thank you.
Roger i enjoyed this. Reminded me of a small cave my father took me to as a kid (early 80s) south of Vernon. Drawings in the wall, water running thru it & a cool room in the back. Lots on native history in southern Indiana.
Would love to see a picture of the drawings, especially if they were made by indigenous people. Those are a rarity in Indiana!
Thank you very much for this piece of work! It was wonderful to delve into this long forgotten world ❤
Roger, your videos are exceptionally well crafted, and the broad extent of your research is very evident.
I am a New Zealander, and you have opened my eyes to an incredible and very exciting new (ancient) world.
Thank you for every video and all of your work. 👏🏼👏🏼😊
My great pleasure, Linda!
So, interesting. I never knew the state of Indiana, had so many ancient Mounds with, so many artifacts. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks from the Netherlands for introducing me to your great and intriguing past! Keep up the good work!
My pleasure, and welcome! 🙂
This is what I've read about and been looking for.I'm so happy that I found you.Thank you for making these videos. I m so excited 😊
I’m working on another film, that goes into further detail. I traveled across the Midwest looking for what’s still out there: there’s still a ton!
Thank you so very much, I'm across the pond, but my heart is in the past. I love your work, fantastic video.
Great video, Roger! I was excited to see this one pop up in my feed. The historical value of Indiana cannot be denied and its geological diversity is unlike other midwestern state. Your videos showcase this state unlike any others and we are lucky to have them! Thanks Roger 👍
@@DerrickHikes Ohio's better
I’ve hiked in both Ohio and Indiana. I’d say they are about even, but Indiana’s great trails, into impressive canyons, are spread out and not well-publicized.
Thank you Rodger for that very interesting video. I'm in Indiana and had no idea there was so much around to explore. It's got my adventure spirit awake. Now I want to go out exploring😅
Put a day on the calendar and go!
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That is exactly what I'm going to do. Going to start in Turkey Run as those rock formations in there fascinate me. Been considering that some or perhaps a lot of them are melted structures.
Have also been exploring some of the beautiful buildings in Indianapolis, which appear to be old world and don't fit the narrative. I'm also seeing many of them appear to have signs of being mud flooded. I'm also noticing in many of the outlying small towns, there are old buildings that appear to have been victims of the mud flood as well.
Now that my eyes are open I'm just astounded at what I'm seeing. Such an adventure! Glad I found your channel. What fun 💃
@@TruthQuest1 Don’t forget Shades SP, near Turkey Run. That’s a really cool place, and often less travelled.
In Southern Indiana, Hemlock Cliffs is unparalleled for its exotic nature.
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I'll put those on my list. Thanks so much! I suspect I have many ventures ahead
Deer hunted in Brown county once on private land. Small mounds everywhere. The owner told us he has refused to let archeologists on his land. In a stream I found fossiled pottery. Got his permission and the ancestors to take 2 pieces for we all visitors there are of native descent. Valued for years. He told us his daughter found a unique white rock in a stream and took it to a local university for testing. It got passed around many schools of study...and could never be identified.
Thats a good man. He should let them survey and record the area. There is no longer any need to excavate. They should be able to discern by the size and shape, what is in them.
Having them examined could actually be beneficial for their long term preservation.
Actually, despite modern imaging technology like radar and seismic reflection, there is no way to know what's inside a mound without excavating. The question is whether knowing is worth excavating. And whether we've excavated enough by now.
Many burial mounds in my area of Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois were bulldozed over in the 50's to make way for the many housing developments that followed after WWII, and Korea--- Artifacts are still found, but many have been scattered across the landscape making it difficult to identify age, or the tribe that produced them-----
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The question is will the government let the truth out? Think about it. If they found a red headed nine foot skeleton would that be pushed in newspapers or would the Smithsonian take the skeleton or simply bury it and say you’ll be a felon if you dig it back up.
Just because you can excavate doesn’t mean you should. If you have an unbiased non profit that you run or someone that wants the truth maybe excavate, but even universities seems to be skeptical to trust simply cause they are funded by the federal government. You’d need a non profit that a rich person owns and funds.
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This is very cool! You make me want to start hiking again! Its past my bedtime so I will have to continue this very interesting video tomorrow. Great job on this!
Lots of great hiking places, particularly in Crawford County!
Wow thank you this is by far the best and simplest explanation I have ever heard. I remember my mom told my about the "tatarie"
Roger this was amazing. I grew up and lived in Indiana for my first 24 years. The woods are amazing but I had no idea how special the state is.
When I started the channel,to show coworkers inexpensive places they could take their families, I thought I’d be done in three months. I’ve been at it 7 years, with no end in sight! It’s taken me to great places, experiences, and people.
Amazing movie I can’t get over how good your movies makes me love Indiana so much
Indiana is a passion of mine, have been exploring it for nearly 56 years. I still find new things, either by accident or someone will tell me about another place! 🙂
Such great care and research went into this production and it shows! Great job, I loved every minute of it.
Thank you for your work . I enjoyed reading two books called Michigan pre history mysteries. That got my interest in this topic and the arrow heads my grandfather found on his land in northern Michigan decades ago .
We live in a very cool area, with a culture so pronounced, that people still find things.
I love it when locals look into the past to find out who was there before.
It has only been a short time that we recognize these and how just generations before just thought of them as resources.
What have we lost?
We’ll probably never know.
@@bauhnguefyische667 I think we're about to find out all kinds of cool things. I feel it I. Me bones! Lol
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Sometimes it takes thousands of years to figure out what we had already figured out as humans.
Those bones tell a story now.
Thank you for all your work in making these videos! Great job!
I live in Indy, grew up about 45 minutes south of there. It's fun learning things about Indiana I've never heard of. Thank you for this!
209 videos later, I’m still learning new things! A pleasure to share with others. 🙂
I am on my second Indiana Gageteer. I wore out the first one. I love your videos.
I never leave the house without one! Actually two, as I often go to Kentucky. Sometimes your phone GPS will leave you stranded, without a signal. And for me, I like to write on things. 🙂
I’m from Brown County Indiana ❤Love this!!
This is by far one of the best videos you have done Roger..incredibly interesting and your knack for doing the research is impeccable..the fact that a lot of it being destroyed forever by modern day man is truly saddening to me..I love Indiana and I’m proud to call this land my home and I can not thank you enough for bringing this history to light for us ponder and delight in..Much Love and Respect to you my friend and fellow Hoosier!
My great pleasure, of course!
Thank you so much for this! I'm an Indiana resident 60 miles from Chicago. My town has an insane history. Oldest structure recently got buried was a giant stone bowl behind our oldest building. It's got me so fascinated that there was definitely some ancient culture here. This tickles my brain in all the right places
Just when I think I’m done, I find more! Indiana is truly one of the greatest resources for untapped ancient history.
@AdventureswithRoger us locals would go to this giant stone bowl that was half buried in the ground that had benches around it to smoke drink etc, we called it "The Witches Tit". Valpo Ind. Behind the College Law building. I've seen other structures in America that look similar. I've tried to bring this up and everyone just says it's a Native American well....which really makes no sense at all.
@AdventureswithRoger it's been there since the 'Founding' of the college which itself has a lot of speculative history especially around the 1920 mark
@@tasteychackras7023 Do you have any pictures or an address or where it is?
Thanks Roger! Love your videography and research. I live in Wakarusa, IN. We were known to have local Miami here in pioneer days. I am always intrigued by ancient people’s civilization and archaeology. Keep up the good work.
Working on an in-depth segment about artifacts found across Indiana. Very intriguing stuff
I have recently relocated to Texas for a job, but I want to get back home now and start exploring again after watching your videos, Roger! Thanks for all you do! 🤘
My pleasure!
I love your videos so much ! My daddy took us to southern Indiana many times, from South Bend. I treasure these memories, and you bring back these memories to me ! A Ho !
Southern Indiana really is a beauty. It’s taken me over seven years to document most of it. I’m starting to make trips to far northern Indiana, as a contrast.
What amazing mysteries there are to find, you really made an incredible piece here almost forgot I was watching a UA-cam video
This is such a wonderful and informative video, I had to come back a couple of months later and watch it again !
@@philipwagner7929 I’m slowly putting together another segment, with more ancient sites. It’s a subject that truly fascinates me!
@@AdventureswithRogerThat's wonderful! Looking forward.
Could you please also review some of the facts you're stating? Like for instance about 5:30 you say the found artefacts are from before "the ice age, making them some of the oldest man made items on earth". Sadly that's not true.
I guess you're talking about the last ice age in NA of 26:500 till 19.000 ya (there were several ice ages). This structure is dated about 9.000 ya. So much younger than the last ice age. The picture of the mastodont doesn't prove it's older.
Than, the oldest artifact found thus far is 3,3 MILLION years ago. Quite a difference...
I very much like your approach to "everything changes". Could you therefore tell about the first humans in N and S America in your next video? They lived here at least about 20.000 ya, but left not much more than footprints. At least, that's what was found until now.
Thanks!
@@e.k.4508 no 🙂
@@AdventureswithRoger thx for your reply
Another informative and enjoyable video. Thanks for all the efforts you put into these documentaries. I enjoy them thoroughly.
Wonderful job ! I live in Michigan near GrandRapids and we have dozens of these Indian burial mounds…my father talks of times before when they built the highway and they found a lot if artifacts that the museum now holds. Loved it , thanks and added a life long sub
Welcome to the adventure, Chris!
great video amzing journey so glad you could share it with us!!
The 'Mounding Father's' would be pleased with this production! Thank you for this share! Subbed
Welcome to the adventure! 🙂
This is the history we were NOT taught.
Shame on those educators!
And thanks for posting ☆
It's likely current educators are unaware of these kind of things. They, too, we're raised under a system that has been hiding or altering history for at least 100 years.
I've heard many interesting artifacts were found and kept by early pioneer families and eventually brought to a school or museum where professional archeologist said they were forgeries because nothing was properly documented when they were pulled from the ground.
I grew up in southern Indiana that has quite a number of ancient earthworks built by ancient civilizations AND was taught about these areas IN SCHOOL! so, I'm not buying that this history was somehow hidden by education.
@@jamesgriffin8354 I think it’s fair to say that the majority of the people that learn about the mound building culture have no prior knowledge of it because it was not taught to them in school. Consider yourself blessed that your eyes were opened at a young age. :)
They didn't want the historical people to be real and take power from them..sad
Just stumbled upon your vids while watching JonLevin. I like your doc style its a throwback to like old Nature series on PBS growing up in the 80s and 90s. You got my sub for sure. Keep it up..
I just discovered you and am giddy with happiness about it. As a Cincinnati native I am so grateful to you for this fabulous content. It’s very well done!! Will be looking forward to more.
Welcome to the adventure, Mary!
@@AdventureswithRoger will visit Shawnee Lookout First chance I get!!😊
I truly appreciate your time and effort that you put into studying this history, and then sharing with us.
An elderly cousin told me about huge burn circles in the bottom lands in Scott County.
These large circles were in close proximity to the Buffalo trace through here.
Essence of “The Scars of Eden” by Paul Wallis.
I have lived near Aurora & Lawrenceburg for 66 years and NEVER knew this!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks Roger for another fascinating video. At my age I'm too old to visit many of these places so I am very grateful for your work.
My pleasure, David! Someday I won’t be able to get out like I’d like. I make these videos for both people that can’t, and so I can go anytime I want, with the click of a mouse. 🙂
Although I am living elsewhere at the moment, I appreciate what you are doing. I grew up in Fountain County. I appreciate what you are doing.
Richmond. I used go to and through fountaincity
Thank you for this! I live on the west coast of Canada which is very beautiful in its way, but i was entranced by your footage of the greenery and deciduous forests of Indiana. Somehow i can imagine the generations of people living their lives in that beauty... i too could get happily lost chasing a mystery in such a area.
Summers here are very lush and beautiful, and a pleasure to explore. My two favorites are Hemlock Cliffs and Yellow Birch Ravine: both were used by ancient people, and have many caves and rock shelters.
I live across the river in KY and have canoed and hiked in Indiana but didn't know about these special areas❤ Thank you for an award winning documentary! Waiting for my bell to ring with a new video from you! Until then, road trip time!
I IN GREENWOOD IN RIGHT THIS SECOND! YOU JUS OPENED MY EYES! TY TY TY! I AM SO GLAD TO SEE HOW WELL YOU'RE DOING!!!
Greenwood here ! Howdy neighbor
Outstanding video! I was raised on the bank of the Scioto river in Ohio. So much of you show reminds me of the earthworks and fort I spent so much time in. All along the river from Columbus to Portsmouth
I’m tossing around the idea of an Ohio trip. Enjoyed my first one to four ancient.
I’m from northern indiana originally. Only recently did I hear about the multitude of ancient mounds in my home state. Excellent video.
"Someday another group of people will come to this land" "nothing stays the same". Isnt it time that we stop using the term "Native Americans" ? I have at least 30% NA blood and my wife is 100% Navajo but if the truth were really told as we are finding out, there were people here before us. Technically if anyone was born here they are "Native American" even today. The term NA I feel is used as a shame tactic to beat down anyone that wronged Native Americans in the past. My question is, who did the Native Americans wrong (defeat) to acquire this land so long ago ? Terms like "Native American", "African American", etc. only serve to divide us as one people here in our homeland.
You are very elegant with words expressing a thought I’ve had for quite some time.
I’m in Utah. So if you know lds or Mormons and you read third Nephi has a story that’s worth thinking about. The Nephites and laminaties and other ites dropped their names of distinction and became one people with no differences or something.
It’s like you’re right. Using the term African American or Native American does divide us. For medical or record reasons I think it’s good for records but societal wise pushing ethnicity or race more then merit for instance is very distasteful and absurd.
Look at the lawsuit against Amazon in the state of Georgia and how it came out that the higher the DEI or diversity score of a corporation the less likely they are to unionize or something.
The story of the black and red ants living together in peace but then when they’re shook they attack each other seems to explain the U.S. very well. The Nordic countries used to be great or had the strength of being homogeneous or mostly of one ethnicity or heritage which is why they could help others and people didn’t abuse their welfare system. Today with mass immigration it’s changing their culture all over in Europe and in a short amount of time. The U.S. is interesting. The Spanish found Santa Fe before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. That’s crazy tk think about. So ya culturally for 500 years others have been in the Americas from Europe. It’s crazy how lots of Americans think the U.S. just expanded westward into an empty expanse with just a few native Americans. It’s like there were native Americans fighting to enslave other native Americans. I listened to a story how that fight happened 30 miles from sutters mill when they found gold. The tribes would sell slaves to the Spanish or English that needed mercury for getting silver I guess for trade with China. I was shocked how global affairs influenced California. An Indian in India for Portugal allowed a colony to sell weapons to other tribes in Africa and those tribes fought the British which removed resources of the British to focus less on America or western U.S. super interesting.
But you make a good point about how the government promotes victim mentality and shame. White males are shamed a lot. It’s like why is the government bringing up slavery or reparations to blacks when they may or may not be descendants of slaves. The term Latino also hides the fact it really means white, black and native.
Check out the lake in Bolivia and tumupunku. The lake has sea horses and looks like it used to be at sea level but now is in the mountains. Or Easter island statues has beards but no one native grows beard. Then there’s stories of the pauites killing red headed tribes. Or how some Chinese moved to Mexico. It’s really interesting how the past could be super interesting but school only teaches there was no global travel or trade before Columbus except maybe the Vikings. Hopefully one day the past will be revealed. I heard some tribes have some records they preserve but hopefully they
Don’t release em to the government lest the Smithsonian takes em and never gives them back.
Well said
As a Vincennes native, the location of both mounds (Pyramid and Sugar Loaf) were known to be very good observation posts for traffic on Wabash River. Hotly contested at various times by tribes, the confluence of Kelso Creek and surrounding lowlands were prime hunting/camping grounds. And, to this day, serves much the same purpose, Interesting history of the area involves the Indian Chief Tecumseh and his interaction with then-future President William Henry Harrison. Who, prior to Presidency, negotiated with Tecumseh from Territorial Capitol (Vincennes) home named Grouseland. And later led party to Battle Of Fallen Timbers to defeat tribal coalition while Tecumseh was absent. This land is rife with history. Thanks for the deep dive into topic.
Have loved Vincennes for most of my life, ever since Dad took us to the Rendezvous! In another film, I did a deep dive on Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskwatawa. Simply an incredible story that schools don’t teach.
Always great content! Thank you.
I feel like I just watched a documentary-style recreation of a playthrough of *Myst.* Amazing video! I loved the atmosphere and as a Northern Indiana resident, you made me very listless to explore the southern state!
I loved Myst! I had to buy a book with hints, but I loved Myst! 😂
Hoping to crank out another segment with central Indiana wonders as well.
@@AdventureswithRoger Wonderful! I hope to explore some of the cool, weird northern cities here. Gary has some ghosts... There's also apparently a few ghost towns up here. Take care!