Theyre named for the farmer, Mordecai Hopewell, on whose land in Chillicothe, Ohio some of their earthwork mounds were first discovered in the 19th century. In some ways, they were like other ...

Ohio is rich with Native American history ... Earthworks in Chillicothe are home to the largest group of Hopewell burial mounds in eastern North America, with an estimated 23 burial mounds ...

Artificial mounds were noted at the northwest side of Lake Brewster in the south part of section 29, Glencoe. They are much scattered – probably ...

The Hopewell Cult A 1,500-year-old rubbish heap unearthed in southern Ohio holds the answers to some key questions about the ancient Indians who lived there and built huge funeral mounds filled ...

The Newark Earthworks, a historic landmark in Newark and Health, will be the subject of a presentation by archaeologist Dr. Brad Lepper on Feb. 10.