Fort Ancient
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The Fort Ancient culture is a Native American archaeological culture that dates back to c. 1000–1750 CE. Members of the culture lived along the Ohio River valley, in an area running from modern-day Oh
Partially reconstructed Fort Ancient settlement at Sunwatch Indian Village
Fort Ancient cultural region, with some of its major sites and neighbors
Artists conception of the Sunwatch Indian Village
Mississippian Shell gorget from a Fort Ancient site in Ohio, now at the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center in Portsmouth, Ohio
Serpent Mound
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The Great Serpent Mound is a 1,348-feet-long, four-feet-high prehistoric effigy mound located in Peebles, Ohio, United States. It was built on what is known as the Serpent Mound crater plateau, runnin
Fort Ancient
…Material evidence also suggests that the Fort Ancient peoples introduced maize agriculture to Ohio, and other evidence connects this culture to the Great Serpent Mound. In 1999, an archaeological study by Brad Lepper and Tod A. Frolking used radiocarbon testing to show that the Alligator Effigy Mound in Granville also…
The Great Serpent Mound – ancient Native American effigy in Adams County, Ohio
Ohio historical marker
Serpent Mound (aerial view), 2002
The spiral at the tail of the Serpent Mound