Literature
Mima mounds have been featured in the writings of Laird Barron, in which they have been alluded to as the source or symptom of various supernatural or unexplained events. The climax of his story "Proboscis" takes place at mima mounds located in Washington. An extensive reference list pertaining to the geology of silt mounds can be found here and geoarchaeology of silt mounds here.
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