Native American Sites
Alligator Mound
This effigy earthwork depicts a mysterious creature, crafted by the Hopewell culture
Granville, (Licking Co.) Ohio
Burchenal Mound
Woodlawn (Hamilton Co.) Ohio
Cahokia Mounds
Monk's Mound
This massive platform mound dominates the landscape, symbolizing the political and spiritual center of Mississippian society.
Collinsville, (St. Clair Co.) Illinois
Edginton Mound
Neville, Ohio
Enon Mound
Enon, (Clark Co.) Ohio
Fort Ancient
This site is a large hilltop enclosure and a ceremonial center
Oregonia (Washington Twp) Ohio
Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound
2nd largest mound in North America
Largest conical mound 69'
Moundsville, West Virginia
Kincaid Mounds
Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound
Jackson Precinct, Illinois
Mississippian Culture
Native American Sites
Miamisburg Mound
3rd largest mound in North America
2nd largest conical mound 65'
Adena culture, built 800 BCE–100 CE
Miamisburg (Montgomery Co.) Ohio
Mound City
The largest collection of Hopewell burial mounds in eastern North America
Mound City (Ross Co.) Ohio
Mound Park
Norwood Mound
Adena conical burial mound, preserved as the central feature of a public park
Portsmouth (Scioto Co.) Ohio
Norwood Mound
Norwood Mound
An ancient conical earthwork built by the Adena and used as a ceremonial and observation site.
Norwood (Hamilton Co.) Ohio
Seip Mound Earthworks
This site was a large Hopewell ceremonial center
(Ross Co.) Ohio
Serpent Mound
An intricately shaped effigy mound representing a winding serpent built by Indigenous peoples over a thousand years ago.
Peebles (Ross Co.) Ohio
Shrum Mound
Shrum Mound
Shrum Mound
Well-preserved Adena-era conical burial mound dating to roughly 2,000 years ago.
Columbus (Franklin Co.) Ohio
Native American Sites
Great Circle Earthworks
Great Circle Earthworks
Great Circle Earthworks
Large geometric earthwork in the shape of a circle
Newark (Ross Co.) Ohio
High Banks Works
Great Circle Earthworks
Great Circle Earthworks
This site was a large Hopewell ceremonial complex
Chillicothe (Ross Co.) Ohio
Hopeton Earthworks
Great Circle Earthworks
Hopewell Mound Group
This site is a large geometric earthwork with a complex layout
Chillicothe (Ross Co.) Ohio
Hopewell Mound Group
Hopewell Mound Group
Hopewell Mound Group
Featuring Large Mounds and a Museum
Near Chillicothe (Ross Co.) Ohio
Octagon Earthworks
Hopewell Mound Group
Octagon Earthworks
This site is a large geometric earthwork in the shape of an Octagon that is partly now on a golf course
Newark (Ross Co.) Ohio