Recent discoveries about the Sand People have led to new interpretations of remaining archeological sites.
Earlier scholarship thought this site was a spiritual gathering place dedicated to a lake deity. Some hypothesized that it held sacred the mathematical ratio of the circumference of the lake to its radius.
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Gathering Place of the Sand People
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More recent discoveries have led scholars to now theorize that the gathering place was also used for military planning, especially for attack and defense from pirates from the nearby Jewel Lake settlement. The location overlooks the docklands and attack boats were stored near the gathering place for quick reaction.
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Pirate ship of the neighboring Jewel Lake people
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Valuable relics are thought to have been hidden nearby and scholars have surmised there are still additional artifacts on the site. Future expeditions should look for artifacts hidden in a way to thwart pillaging.