🏝️ “Mound Builders in the Pacific: Relics Linking Ancient America to the Marianas” 🏝️
The discovery began innocently: Mueller noticed native workers using unusual stone bowls unlike their traditional tools. They revealed these had been dug from "the ground" on an island about 20 miles distant. Visiting the site, Mueller excavated dozens of mounds arranged in precise shapes. From them emerged stone-carved ornaments, intricately designed pipes, household utensils, and weapons crafted from stone, copper, and mica—materials and styles strikingly akin to Aztec artifacts and Mississippi Valley relics from 1,000–2,000 years ago.
