Moorehead Circle Reveals New Secrets
The ceremonial life of Native American civilizations before the arrival of Europeans was far more complicated than the simplistic notion
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Ohio Woodland Period
Study of pipestone artifacts overturns a century-old assumption
Just because something’s been published by a “scientist” doesn’t mean it’s fact. The story below is one example. For one
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Shawnee Lookout Oldest Hilltop Settlement?
The Shawnee are one of the most important Native American groups in North America due to their long standing and far flung trade networks. They had trading outposts throughout eastern North America from the Great Lakes to Florida. One site known as Shawnee Lookout in Ohio appears to have been continuously occupied by the Shawnee for over 2,000 years. It is also much larger than the original 1960 archaeological investigations revealed.
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Large Hopewell site unearthed in Ohio
A huge archaeological site has been unearthed in Ohio dating to the Hopewell time period. From the news report: Five
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Virtual First Ohioans
The Ohio Historical Society has a new online exhibit entitled Virtual First Ohioans which includes videos and photos of artifacts
Read moreResearchers unearth glimpse of Adena hunter-to-farmer shift
Ohio’s Adena culture represents a turning point in state history. Situated between the nomadic hunting and gathering cultures of the
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Researchers unearth glimpse of Adena hunter-to-farmer shift
Ohio’s Adena culture represents a turning point in state history. Situated between the nomadic hunting and gathering cultures of the
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‘Woodhenge’ at Fort Ancient raises interest in ritual past
During a remote-sensing survey of the Fort Ancient Earthworks in 2005,
Jarrod Burks of Ohio Valley Archaeological Consultants discovered a
circular pattern in the soil that stretched nearly 200 feet in diameter.
Fort Ancient is a massive earthwork in Warren County that was built morethan 2,000 years ago by the Hopewell culture.
Octagon Earthworks’ alignment with moon likely is no accident
The Octagon Earthworks in Newark is one remnant of the Newark
Earthworks, recently listed by The Dispatch as one of the Seven Wonders
of Ohio. Earlham College professors Ray Hively and Robert Horn demonstrated in 1982 that the walls of this 2,000-yearold circle and octagon were aligned to the points on the horizon, marking the limits of the rising and setting of the moon during an 18.6-year cycle.
