Mound City Group

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Mound City Group is a major Hopewell culture archaeological site in Ohio, known for its large concentration of geometric earthworks and burial mounds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hopewell culture site
National Historical Park unit
archaeological site
associatedWith Hopewell tradition
surface form: Hopewell culture
contains earthwork enclosure
museum exhibits
reconstructed mounds
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Hopewell tradition
excavatedBy National Park Service
surface form: National Park Service archaeologists

Ohio History Connection
surface form: Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society
hasArchaeologicalFinds ceramic vessels
copper artifacts
exotic raw materials from long-distance trade
mica artifacts
stone pipes
hasFeature burial mounds
conical mounds
embankment earthwork
geometric earthworks
platform mounds
rectangular earthwork enclosure
hasVisitorCenter Mound City Group visitor center
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
interpretiveFocus Hopewell culture history
Middle Woodland archaeology
listedIn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Chillicothe, Ohio
Ohio
Ross County, Ohio
United States of America
surface form: United States
managedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Chillicothe, Ohio
surface form: Chillicothe
NRHPType historic district
numberOfMounds 23
partOf Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks World Heritage Site
surface form: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
period Middle Woodland period
significance important example of geometric earthwork architecture
key site for understanding Hopewell mortuary practices
largest concentration of Hopewell ceremonial mounds at one site
state Ohio
timePeriod circa 100 BCE–500 CE
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2023
usedFor burial
ceremonial purposes
ritual activities

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