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Adena (/ ə ˈ d iː n ə / ə-DEEN-ə [5]) is a village in southwestern Jefferson and southeastern Harrison counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 664 at the 2020 census . It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area .
The Adena culture existed from 500 BC into the First Century CE [1] and refers to what were probably a number of related Native American societies sharing a burial complex and ceremonial system. The Adena lived in a variety of locations, including: Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, and parts of Pennsylvania and New York. [citation needed]
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.
Website: adena.k12.oh.us: Adena High School is a public high school located in Frankfort, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Adena Local School District.
Part of the village of Adena, in the southwest; Part of the village of Dillonvale, in the southeast; The village of Smithfield, in the northeast; The unincorporated community of Greentown, in the east; The unincorporated community of Piney Fork, in the center
Short Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. ... Adena in the northeast, and Harrisville in the southeast.
The Adena people are also known for their production of clay pottery, having been one of the first of cultures to bring it to Ohio. Observed through remains found at the type site, archaeologists characterize the Adena's clay pottery through its large, thick-walled vessels, resembling a modern-day bowl.
The Adena Mansion is a historic house museum in Chillicothe, Ohio. It was built for Thomas Worthington by Benjamin Latrobe , and was completed in 1807. [ 2 ] The house is located on a hilltop west of downtown Chillicothe.