High Bank Works

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High Bank Works is a prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, attributed to the Hopewell culture and noted for its geometric embankments and ceremonial significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hopewell culture site
archaeological site
prehistoric earthwork complex
archaeologicalCulture Hopewell tradition NERFINISHED
associatedWith prehistoric Native American astronomy
ritual landscapes
builder Hopewell people NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Hopewell culture NERFINISHED
estimatedConstructionDate circa 100 BCE–400 CE
hasFeature ditches
earthen walls
enclosures
geometric embankments
hasUse ceremonial purposes
gathering place
ritual activities
heritageOf Native Americans NERFINISHED
locatedIn Ohio
Ross County, Ohio NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn a terrace above the Scioto River
material earth
near Chillicothe, Ohio NERFINISHED
partOf Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks NERFINISHED
Hopewell earthworks of the Scioto River valley NERFINISHED
Scioto River valley earthworks NERFINISHED
period Middle Woodland period
protectedAs archaeological resource
recognizedAs prehistoric monumental architecture
site of ceremonial significance
region Midwestern United States
significance example of Hopewell geometric earthworks
important ceremonial center of the Hopewell culture

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