Scioto River Valley region

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geographic region river valley

The Scioto River Valley region is a historically significant area in south-central Ohio known for its rich concentration of ancient Native American earthworks and mounds, as well as its fertile river landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Scioto River Valley 1
Scioto River valley 1
Scioto River valley in Ohio 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
river valley ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
contains Scioto River floodplain NERFINISHED ⓘ
agricultural lands ⓘ
prehistoric earthwork complexes ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
drainsInto Ohio River (via Scioto River) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic fertile river landscapes ⓘ
rich alluvial soils ⓘ
river floodplains ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
river-based transportation (historically) ⓘ
hasFeature bottomland forests ⓘ
prehistoric mound groups ⓘ
river terraces ⓘ
historicallyInhabitedBy Adena culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hopewell culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands ⓘ
knownFor Adena culture mounds NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hopewell culture sites ⓘ
ancient Native American earthworks ⓘ
archaeological significance ⓘ
prehistoric mounds ⓘ
locatedIn Ohio ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

south-central Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Scioto River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Ohio River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance center of mound-building cultures in Ohio ⓘ
important archaeological landscape in North America ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorPrehistoricActivity Adena period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hopewell period NERFINISHED ⓘ
traversedBy Scioto River NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor prehistoric burial practices ⓘ
prehistoric ceremonial activities ⓘ
prehistoric trade and exchange networks ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seip Earthworks → region → Scioto River Valley region ⓘ
Chillicothe, Ohio → locatedInRegion → Scioto River Valley region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scioto River Valley
Pickaway County, Ohio → hasFeature → Scioto River Valley region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scioto River valley
U.S. Route 23 → followsAlong → Scioto River Valley region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scioto River valley in Ohio