The links on our page are largely critical of Mormonism. You will need to judge for yourself. No question about it, the Great Serpent Mound in Ohio is a spectacular earthwork, usually attributed to the Adena culture. This blurb for a new book puts it in a New Age context but with a Moundbuilder bent. As archaeologists, we are sensitive to concerns expressed by Native Americans about what archaeology does in terms of constructing histories of their peoples.
Archaeologists can only deal with the material evidence excavated from ancient sites.
Like other cultures, Native groups have their own origin stories. Archaeology, frankly, has been exploitative and many Indian people do not understand the limitations of its science. Some have openly criticized archaeology. Red Earth, White Lies Vine Deloria, Jr. is a frequent critic of scholars who deal with American Indian history or culture. This homepage advertising his new book contains blurbs from others, and alludes to Goodman's American Genesis .