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The Newark Earthworks in Newark and Heath, Ohio, consist of three sections of preserved earthworks: the Great Circle Earthworks, the Octagon Earthworks, and the Wright Earthworks. This complex, built by the Hopewell culture between 100 BCE and 400 CE, contains the largest earthen enclosures in the world, and was about 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) in ...
Locations of the eight Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in Ohio The Ohio Hopewell was an expression of the Hopewell culture that was dominant in southern Ohio. This region contains the largest concentration of Hopewell sites and was a center of the Hopewell interaction sphere which encompassed much of current North America, from the Rocky ...
The Portsmouth Earthworks are a large prehistoric mound complex constructed by the Native American Adena and Ohio Hopewell cultures of eastern North America (100 BCE to 500 CE). [2] The site was one of the largest earthwork ceremonial centers constructed by the Hopewell and is located at the confluence of the Scioto and Ohio Rivers, in present ...
The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are eight large earthen enclosures built in Ohio by ancient American Indian peoples between about AD 1 and 400.
One year ago, Ohio joined some elite company. On Sept. 19, 2023, the eight Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks sites in Licking, Ross and Warren counties were inscribed to the United Nations ...
Hopeton Earthworks located across the Scioto River from Mound City and High Bank Works, which is closed to the public. The Ohio Historical Society also maintains a number of mound systems and elaborate earthworks in the southern Ohio area, including the National Historic Landmarks of Fort Ancient, Newark Earthworks, and Serpent Mound. Fifteen ...
Newark Earthworks: In Newark, Ohio, the site consists of three sections of preserved earthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks, the Octagon Earthworks, and the Wright Earthworks. This complex was the largest earthen enclosure in the world. The site is preserved as a state park by the Ohio Historical Society. Oak Mounds
Jeff Gill, a volunteer, gives a tour of the Octagon Earthworks on Sunday, October 15, 2023. The Ohio History Connection held events at the Great Circle and Octagon Earthworks to celebrate their ...