Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

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Eight Monumental Earthen Complexes

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks comprise eight monumental Hopewell earthwork complexes built between about 100 BCE and 400 CE across southern Ohio. Created for ceremony, gathering and astronomical observation, the sites represent some of the largest and most sophisticated prehistoric earthen constructions in North America. The serial World Heritage property includes the Newark Earthworks, Fort Ancient Earthworks, and five earthwork complexes within Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. In 2023, UNESCO inscribed Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks on the World Heritage List in recognition of their exceptional testimony to Indigenous engineering, planning, and ceremonial traditions. - AsNotedIn

Places

Place	Locale	Type	AsNotedIn
Seip Earthworks and Dill Mounds District	Bainbridge		NRHP WHL Ct
Hopeton Earthworks	Hopetown		NRHP US NHL WHL Ct
Fort Ancient	Lebanon		WHL Ct NRHP US NHL
Great Circle Earthworks, Heath	Heath, OH	Effigy Mound	WHL Ct NRHPc
Hopewell Mound Group	Chillicothe		NRHP WHL Ct
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Chillicothe		NRHP US NHP WHL Ct
Octagon State Memorial	Newark, OH	Effigy Mound	WHL Ct NRHPc
High Banks Works	Chillicothe		NRHP WHL Ct