Fort Ancient Earthworks and Nature Preserve

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archaeological site hilltop enclosure nature preserve prehistoric earthwork complex tourist attraction

Fort Ancient Earthworks and Nature Preserve is a major prehistoric Native American hilltop enclosure complex in southwestern Ohio, renowned for its extensive earthen mounds and surrounding natural landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
hilltop enclosure ⓘ
nature preserve ⓘ
prehistoric earthwork complex ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
area approximately 100 acres of earthworks ⓘ
builtBy Hopewell tradition ⓘ
surface form: Hopewell culture
constructionDate circa 100 BCE to 400 CE ⓘ
constructionPeriod Middle Woodland period ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culture Hopewell tradition ⓘ
surface form: Hopewell culture
ecosystem mixed hardwood forest ⓘ
river bluff habitat ⓘ
elevation hilltop location above river valley ⓘ
hasExhibitsOn Hopewell tradition ⓘ
surface form: Hopewell culture

prehistoric Native American life in Ohio ⓘ
hasPart ditches ⓘ
earthen embankment walls ⓘ
gateways ⓘ
hiking trails ⓘ
interpretive center ⓘ
mounds ⓘ
museum ⓘ
observation overlooks ⓘ
stone pavements ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Warren County, Ohio ⓘ
southwestern Ohio ⓘ
locatedOn bluff above the Little Miami River ⓘ
managedBy Ohio History Connection ⓘ
nearestCity Lebanon, Ohio ⓘ
notableFor extensive earthen embankments ⓘ
integration of earthworks with natural landscape ⓘ
prehistoric Native American architecture ⓘ
NRHPType historic district ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator Ohio History Connection ⓘ
overlooks Little Miami River ⓘ
partOf Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
primaryUse ceremonial center ⓘ
gathering place ⓘ
protectionStatus archaeological preserve ⓘ
state historic site ⓘ
state Ohio ⓘ
totalArea over 700 acres including preserve lands ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site ⓘ

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Ohio History Connection → operatesHistoricSite → Fort Ancient Earthworks and Nature Preserve ⓘ
Fort Ancient culture → hasSite → Fort Ancient Earthworks and Nature Preserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort Ancient Earthworks