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And these weren't built to check the Mississippi, why in the he'll would you build two side by side for that? Mounds are where a tribal leader was buried. Lsu's are unique bc there are two.

....yeeaaaahhhh... i'm going to need to see some documentation other than a message board for that.

Or you could go here... LINK and find out...

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"Why they were built remains a mystery, but most archaeologists agree that they were not burial places or temples, believing instead they were likely identity symbols used for religious or ceremonial purposes. Several soil samples have been taken from the mounds, and recently, charred pieces of earth were discovered within them, leading some to theorize the builders used it as a barbecue pit (this is the South, you know) or possibly for crematory purposes. Whether it contains any other artifacts remains unknown."

So basically, the people saying that they're burial grounds, there are artifacts underneath them, etc... its just fun rumors people like to perpetuate to the point where a lot of people believe them as fact. Much like the "soil is eroding from inside" statement that I refuse to believe until I see a report.

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Posted by TigerWoody

btwn where I was & where I will be

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 10/1/10 at 9:42 am to Beef Supreme

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..yeeaaaahhhh... i'm going to need to see some documentation other than a message board for that.

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I refuse to believe until I see a report.

But I will quote a vacation blog post as fact....

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Posted by Beef Supreme

Member since Apr 2008

1938 posts

Posted on 10/1/10 at 9:45 am to Beef Supreme

Did anyone see the indian mounds last week? I did. Did you see the circular ruts carved into them? It's from the lawnmowers. I'm pretty sure that the lawnmowers and driving stakes into them for fences does more damage than a kid sliding on a piece of cardboard.

Could be wrong. Could very well be wrong. But i don't think they're any smaller than when I was a kid, and if they're 6000 years old, and kids have been sliding down them since probably before my parents were kids - I'd like to think that they'll still be standing when my grandkids grandkids are wanting to slide down them.

Look, I understand no parking on the oaks, I understand no pissing on buildings, etc. I just feel this is a little ridiculous. I think its more for the people leading this charge to feel good about themselves. Its like they felt worthless unless they could do something "big" to "help" LSU. So they go to LSU with this idea, and LSU is too PC to tell them no.

So a gameday tradition - for kids, that's a childhood memory for so many LSU fans, is going to be taken away b/c basically, a small group of people "THINK" its ever so slightly damaging 2 old hills that no one is really sure why they're there.

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Posted by mikeytig

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Member since Nov 2007

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Posted on 10/1/10 at 9:53 am to Beef Supreme