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Beginning in 2005, archaeologists led by Adam King used ground-penetrating radar and magnetic imaging to map Etowah without digging, revealing about 140 buildings and a far larger Mississippian town than scholars had imagined.
Historical Marker
Remote Sensing at Etowah
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About this site
Remote Sensing at Etowah is a historical marker in Cartersville, Bartow County. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.1280, -84.8073 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Etowah Mounds (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Etowah’s Wattle and Daub House, The Defensive Ditch/Borrow Pit, and A Return to Native Grasses.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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