Hopeton Earthworks — East Wall Gateway
Hopeton E Gateway
Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Neolithic / Woodland; Hopewell·🇺🇸 Ohio, Ross County, Hopeton, United States
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About Hopeton Earthworks — East Wall Gateway
Hopeton Earthworks — East Wall Gateway in Ohio, Ross County, Hopeton, United States is a Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) earthwork attributed to Neolithic / Woodland. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions 414m × 94m; area 6.3 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic / Woodland earthwork with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 210 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 962 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1898
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
39.3800° N · 83.0200° W · 210 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Hopeton Earthworks — East Wall Gateway — structure with stratified deposits39.3796° N · 83.0204° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Hopeton Earthworks — East Wall Gateway — complex with stratified deposits39.3797° N · 83.0178° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Hopeton Earthworks — East Wall Gateway — outlier with stratified deposits39.3820° N · 83.0178° W
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Hopeton Earthworks — East Wall Gateway — hydraulic with stratified deposits39.3789° N · 83.0186° W
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