UNESCO just added 42 new places to its World Heritage Sites. Of those 42, just one is in the United States: the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in Ohio. The earthworks are mounds created by Native ...

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — For 400 years, Indigenous North Americans flocked to a group of ceremonial sites in what is present-day Ohio to celebrate their culture and honor their dead. On Saturday, the ...

When our earthworks achieve World Heritage status in 2023, the official name of the new World Heritage site, which will include the Newark Earthworks, the Fort Ancient Earthworks, and the earthworks ...

Curiosity overcame us as we stood at the base of a towering Ohio hill that was not formed by geology. The massive mound was constructed by people about 2,000 years ago. How could they have moved ...

Fortified Hill is a hilltop enclosure earthwork built by Indigenous people thousands of years ago in what is now Ross Township, Butler County. Soon, the public will have the opportunity to experience ...

University of Cincinnati archaeologist Kenneth Tankersley and a team of six other researchers recently proposed that a comet exploded over what is now Cincinnati between AD 252 and 383. They claim the ...

Experts suggest the Hopewell people, who built complex earthworks aligned with astronomical events, possessed intelligence comparable to modern humans. The Hopewell culture, known for its cooperative ...

CHILLICOTHE— The Friends of Hopewell National Historical Park recently announced their summer lecture series meant to give an insight into the lives of those who once lived on the land. On June 24, Dr ...

CHILLICOTHE— This past week the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park celebrated its centennial year with various fun events that allowed the public to learn more about the historic site and how ...

For 400 years, Indigenous North Americans flocked to a group of ceremonial sites in what is present-day Ohio to celebrate their culture and honor their dead. On Saturday, the sheer magnitude of the ...