Archaeological dig near Oakville, Iowa finds ancient village
Some 1,700 years ago, the people who live in what is known officially as archaeological site “13LA582” west of Oakville,
Read moreSome 1,700 years ago, the people who live in what is known officially as archaeological site “13LA582” west of Oakville,
Read moreThe recent excavation of a prehistoric American Indian burial site on Ossabaw Island revealed cremated remains, an unexpected find that
Read moreOhio’s Adena culture represents a turning point in state history. Situated between the nomadic hunting and gathering cultures of the
Read moreDuring 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.
On one of many pinnacles along the bluffs lining the Missouri River
southwest of Columbia, atop the steep face of jagged rock plunging to
the landing, there is an inconspicuous 10-foot lump of earth. What
appears to be a natural point in the landscape ˜ insignificant in the
swath of hills and valleys ˜ is a burial mound, formed by human hands
thousands of years ago.
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.
The Kolomoki Mounds site is believed to have been the most populous Native American community north of Mexico during its time period. The site consists of nine earthen mounds built between the years A.D. 350 and 750.
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