The Hopeton Earthworks in Chillicothe, Ohio was one of the grandest geometric earthworks the American Indians of the Hopewell culture built 2000 years ago. The complex includes a 20-acre circle (~1,05...
During the period between 200 B.C. and 500 A.D., the Native American Hopewell Culture flourished in the Southeastern region of Ohio, especially in the Ohio Valley, Scioto Valley, and Miami Valley. Amo...
The first settlers in the Ohio area were the Adena Native Americans (800 BCE–100 AD), who were known for their mounds. I traveled around Southwestern Ohio visiting these mounds and learning about the ...
About 65 feet tall and 800 feet in circumference, the Miamisburg Mound in Ohio is one of the largest conical Indian mounds in eastern U.S. It is the only mound located in the prehistoric site park. It...
The Serpent Mound Historical Site is the largest effigy mound in the world, about 1,400 feet long. An effigy mound is a giant earthen sculpture used as a shrine to honor the powerful spirit it represe...
The first settlers in the Ohio area were the Adena Native Americans, known for their mounds, like this on in Enon, Ohio. Adena, Hopewell, and the Fort Ancient cultures developed earthworks, circa 52 B...
The Kinsey Mound does not show up in search results when you google, for instance, “things to see near Xenia Ohio.” I tried to use the keywords “things to see near Wilberforce Ohio&#...
The Adena Mound is inside the Indian Mound Reserve, a much bigger park that is managed by Greene County Parks & Trails. The Adena Mound was built approximately 500 B.C. Mounds such as these were u...







