The USGS-NPS partnership meeting at Effigy Mounds National Monument on October 24-30, 2024, united scientists, tribal representatives, and NPS staff for collaborative sampling and discussions. This event emphasized integrating traditional ecological knowledge with scientific practices while honoring tribal protocols in environmental research and strengthening partnerships.

Composed of loose sediment and averaging about 6 feet in height, the puzzling natural mounds are a surreal sight.

The new find may change anthropologist's conception of early Peruvian prehistory.