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  Ever since I was a kid and saw the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark,  I have had an interest in archeology. Then during my senior year in high school, I was able to participate in an archeological dig with the Arkansas Archeological Survey. This again peaked my interest in the subject. We studied Native American culture and I learned to respect other cultures as well as the need to preserve their heritage.
  
  This is the reasoning behind the map that I have produced for this weeks assignment.  It maps out Native American mounds throughout Arkansas.  Our state has numerous Native American Heritage sites.  By plotting them on this map we can see concentrated areas of habitation. It further shows that most sites occur along rivers and river valleys.  Examining each one of these sites gives us a better understanding of the Indigenous Peoples of our state.  However, as in the Cavanaugh Mound Site, some of these sites are in need of preservation so that future generations may also have an appreciation of our state and Native Peoples heritage. 
  
  
  
  The timeline above gives a visualization of the chronology of when the Native Peoples populated each site.  This can further   
  help us to understand any interaction between these Native Peoples and the importance of each heritage site.