Cowan Creek — South Causeway Secondary (Ohio)
Cowan South Causeway
Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Neolithic / Woodland; Hopewell·🇺🇸 Ohio, Clinton County, Cowan Creek, United States
About
About Cowan Creek — South Causeway Secondary (Ohio)
Cowan Creek — South Causeway Secondary (Ohio) in Ohio, Clinton County, Cowan Creek, United States is a Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) earthwork attributed to Neolithic / Woodland. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 336m × 158m; area 12.1 ha. Excavation excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic / Woodland earthwork with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 315 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic / Woodland; Hopewell
- Builders
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial earthwork with astronomical alignment
- Rediscovered
- 1920
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 918 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1928
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
39.3890° N · 83.9050° W · 315 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Cowan Creek — South Causeway Secondary (Ohio) — structure with stratified deposits39.3889° N · 83.9045° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Cowan Creek — South Causeway Secondary (Ohio) — complex with stratified deposits39.3869° N · 83.9065° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Cowan Creek — South Causeway Secondary (Ohio) — outlier with stratified deposits39.3913° N · 83.9047° W
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Cowan Creek — South Causeway Secondary (Ohio) — hydraulic with stratified deposits39.3901° N · 83.9073° W
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