Enon Mound
Enon Adena Mound · Knob Prairie Mound
Early Woodland Adena 1000–400 BCE·Adena·🇺🇸 Ohio, Clark County, United States
About
About Enon Mound
Large Adena conical mound (38 ft/11.5 m high, 140 ft/43 m diameter) preserved in Indian Mound Reserve, Enon. One of the best-preserved Adena mounds in Ohio, surrounded by former enclosures now plowed. Excavation in 19th century revealed central log tomb with ochre burials; mound retains intact stratigraphy. Accessible via Enon Park with interpretive trail.
Why it mattersWell-preserved Adena conical mound illustrating Early Woodland mortuary practice on Mad River glacial outwash prairie.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Whether Knob Prairie enclosures were astronomically aligned
- 02Extent of associated village beneath modern Enon
Theories
- 01Lineage cemetery anchoring dispersed Adena hamlets
- 02Ecological marker on prairie-forest ecotone
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.800–400 BCE
- Period
- Early Woodland Adena 1000–400 BCE
- Culture
- Adena
- Purpose
- Conical burial mound on Mad River terrace at edge of Knob Prairie, part of Enon Mound cluster
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.800–400 BCE
Initial construction
400 BCE
Major occupation / refurbishment
On the ground
Structures & features
39.8718° N · 83.9335° W · 262 m · 2 mapped features
Enon mound summit burial
burial chamberCentral log tomb beneath apex with ochre-stained burials
39.8719° N · 83.9334° WMound base and park trail
earthworkBasal apron and interpretive trail encircling mound
39.8716° N · 83.9336° W