Remote sensing update

Over 100 objects detected within Nikwasi Mound

A geologist who studied the Nikwasi Mound with a ground penetrating radar unit over the summer revealed his findings at the Franklin Town Hall last week.

“It’s full of stuff, whatever it is,” said Western Carolina University Professor of Geology Blair Tormey of the Nikwasi Mound, located in downtown Franklin. Tormey has been working through the local Native American Cultural Sites Preservation Project to study and document the Nikwasi Mound.

Lot of neat stuff in that article, so make sure to read the whole thing. I found the “eternal flame” to be a rather fascinating concept.