American Archaeology | Winter 2009-10 | Vol. 13 No. 4

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Jon Gibson

Reconstructing the Great Mound

An artist’s depiction of the 1,400-year-old city of Troyville.

Beneath the town of Jonesville lie the remains of Troyville, one of prehistoric America’s biggest mound complexes. Over the years, the people of Jonesville watched as the mounds were leveled. Now they are working to preserve and rebuild its most impressive mound. By Stanley Nelson 26

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