We have some, but few, written accounts of these cultures before this time period, but earthworks like the great serpent mound have been sources of speculation for centuries.
He eats like a man whose gut should protrude far over his belt, yet he looks like a man who could be blown off the mound at any moment by a strong gust of wind.
Running a financing process this way would be like asking Mariano Rivera to go from a cold seat in the dugout straight onto the mound to pitch the ninth inning of a playoff game without first spending some time in the bullpen.