Chinese Tombs, Skunked in Indiana

I was back in Indiana and stayed at Mounds State Park and Missisinewa Lake (see earlier post).

I was particularly interested in Mounds for two reasons (at least):

1. I know that there are other mounds (and parks) throughout the US.
2. My training is in early (up to about 200 BCE) China. I know little about the mounds in Indiana--or the others throughout the US--but they reminded me of the tombs near Xi'an, ancient capital of China. Both sites appear to be pounded-earth, pyramidal mounds. Also, China's are burial monuments of figures from the Qin (221 -206 BCE) and Western Han Dynasties (206 BCE - 220 CE). The mounds in Indiana are roughly the same period.
   

I didn't have a camera this time. But the mounds are interesting. I doubt there's any connection between the two. But it fascinates me that such similar structures were built at roughly the same time. There are, of course, lots of differences.

Finally, for this trip I went back to Mississinewa. There a skunk or something sprayed my tent. My tent is now like the car in that Seinfeld episode--the smell is terrible, and I'm not sure I'll ever use it again.