Oculmogee National Monument

Today for lab we visited the Ocmulgee National Monument outside of Macon, Georgia. The site traces the over ten milenia of Southeastern Native American culture. The site includes massive earthworks that were constructed by The Mississippian Tribe over 1,000 years ago. This site is located on the Macon Plateau which is a geographic fall line where the hills of the Georgia Piedmont meet with the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The site is located on the banks of the Ocmulmogee river and consists of low lying wetlands and hills. These land's soil were rich for farming, which the local tribes used to drive their economy and trade with Europeans. The site contains a lot of wildlife including tortoises, snakes, and lots of birds who all thrive in the lush wetlands.