Table of Contents

I. More than Mounds and Ditches, an Introduction to Ohio Hopewell Ceremonial Landscapes Ohio and the Beginning of North American Archaeology Mortuary Mounds and Artifacts Expanding Research Interests in earthworks and ceremonial centers Ohio Hopewell Constructed Landscapes and the Digital Revolution Ohio Hopewell- an iconic name and iconic sites, but what is it? II. Current Issues in the Construction of Ohio Hopewell ceremonial landscapes Hopewell Variation and Distribution Time and Hopewell Archaeology Energy analysis: How many people did it take to build Ohio Hopewell Ceremonial Landscapes Sedentary Farmers or Mobile Foragers? Mensuration, Geometry, Alignments and Reading the Heavens Alignments and Reading the Heavens The Great Hopewell Road Were ceremonial landscapes planned designs? Models and hypotheses. III. The Hopeton Earthworks Project Geophysical Survey and Trench Excavations Embankment Wall Features Geoarchaeology Radiocarbon Results Non-embankment wall features Near The Earthworks: Triangle, Red Wing, Overly, and Cryder sites What have we learned about the Hopeton Earthworks? IV. Studies of Ohio Hopewell Ceremonial Landscapes Southeastern Ohio Newark Earthworks Marietta Scioto River Valley Seip High Bank Earthwork Anderson Earthwork Mound City Hopewell Mound Group Shriver Circle Southwest Ohio- Brush Creek, The Great Miami and Little Miami River drainages Fort Hill, Highland County Fort Ancient Foster's Crossing Pollock Works Miami Fort Turner Group of Earthworks Stubbs Earthwork V: What do we know about Hopewell ceremonial landscapes? Constructed Landscapes, Site Preparation and Planning Material Selection and the Placement of material: art or engineering? Landscape Features - Unique and Diverse Time and Landscape Construction How Were Ceremonial Landscapes Used? Ritual Refuse Pits at the Riverside Site, Hopewell Mound Group The Moorehead Circle Craft Houses and Other Wooden Structures A Great Post Circle and Many Buildings Beyond the Enclosure at Mound City Some additional thoughts VI. Some Final Thoughts: What We Still Need to Learn Landscapes and Time The Meaning Behind Landscape Forms Beyond Southern Ohio Future studies and final thoughts VII. References

About the Author

Mark Lynott was for many years archaeologist with the US National Park Service and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Reviews

Mark Lynott has given us a successful account of the earthwork centers of southern Ohio and one that complements previous treatments focusing on grave lots, ritual production, and artifact-based interaction. It is a useful addition to our understanding of Ohio Hopewell and it will be read by generations to come. * Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology *
Well illustrated with photos and drawings. A must for those interested in Hopewell and for scholars around the world researching ceremonial earthworks. * CHOICE *
Hopewell Ceremonial Landscapes of Ohi is, in my estimation, the most authoritative, up-to-date, and attractive overview of ancient North America's allimportant Hopewellian world (c. 150 b.c.-a.d. 350). The book's authority and up-to-date quality rest on the late author's decades-long experience with the archaeology and archaeologists of this all-important indigenous cultural phenomenon. * Landscape History *