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Fort Ancient — North Embankment Gateway (Warren County)
Verified39.4100° N · 84.0900° W · 250 m

Fort Ancient — North Embankment Gateway (Warren County)

Fort Ancient N Gateway

Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)·Iron Age fortified culture; Hopewell·🇺🇸 Ohio, Warren County, Fort Ancient, United States

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About Fort Ancient — North Embankment Gateway (Warren County)

Fort Ancient — North Embankment Gateway (Warren County) in Ohio, Warren County, Fort Ancient, United States is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age fortified culture. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 96m × 103m; area 23.1 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Iron Age fortified culture fortress with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 250 m elevation.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Relation to regional network

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 02Ritual landscape model

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. 600 BCE
Period
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)
Culture
Iron Age fortified culture; Hopewell
Builders
Iron Age fortified culture
Purpose
Fortified citadel and control point
Rediscovered
1993
Excavation
Unexcavated

  1. c. 600 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 947 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1960

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

On the ground

Structures & features

39.4100° N · 84.0900° W · 250 m · 4 mapped features

  • Principal Monument

    structure

    Principal Monument at Fort Ancient — North Embankment Gateway (Warren County) — structure with stratified deposits

    39.4075° N · 84.0887° W

  • Ancillary Complex

    complex

    Ancillary Complex at Fort Ancient — North Embankment Gateway (Warren County) — complex with stratified deposits

    39.4076° N · 84.0900° W

  • Outlier Feature

    outlier

    Outlier Feature at Fort Ancient — North Embankment Gateway (Warren County) — outlier with stratified deposits

    39.4100° N · 84.0885° W

  • Reservoir/Cistern

    hydraulic

    Reservoir/Cistern at Fort Ancient — North Embankment Gateway (Warren County) — hydraulic with stratified deposits

    39.4105° N · 84.0900° W

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