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The Adena mound, the type site for the Adena culture of prehistoric mound builders, is a registered historic structure, on the grounds of the Adena Mansion for which it is named, near Chillicothe, Ohio. It was listed in the National Register on June 5, 1975. [1]
Story Mound is a large, conical burial mound built circa 800 BCE to 100 CE. Originally, it was 25 feet (7.6 m) tall and 125 feet (38 m) in diameter. It is similar in size to the Adena Mound and it is located in Ross County, Ohio about one mile southeast of the Adena State Memorial.
The Adena culture was named for the large mound on Thomas Worthington's early 19th-century estate located near Chillicothe, Ohio, [4] which he named "Adena".. The culture is the most prominently known of a number of similar cultures in eastern North America that began mound building ceremonialism at the end of the Archaic period.
Adena Mound. June 5, 1975 : 947 ... Elmdale Grange Hall 2162 and Watson One-Room School: August 26, 2024 ... Great Seal Park Archeological District: December 2, 1974
Adena: 3: Carnegie Library of Steubenville ... Hodgen's Cemetery Mound: Hodgen's Cemetery Mound. September 25, 1975 : In Hodgen's ... Independent School District No ...
The property surrounding the mansion included the location of the first mound found to belong to the Adena culture [3] and thus the Adena mansion is the namesake for the Adena people. The state coat of arms is thought to depict the view of Mount Logan from the Adena property. The Adena Mansion is open to visitors for a small fee.
Judging by findings from other Adena mound sites, the Hillside Haven Mound is believed to be a burial mound built over the body of a leading member of Adena society. Excavations of typical Adena mounds have demonstrated that the Adena culture typically built small log houses around the bodies of their dead leaders, ceremonially burned the ...
This category and its subcategories contain articles relating to the prehistoric Woodland period Adena culture of pre-Columbian North America Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adena culture . Pages in category "Adena culture"