Lowfield Thwaite Earthwork
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Iron Age·🇺🇸 Ohio, United States
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About Lowfield Thwaite Earthwork
Lowfield Thwaite Earthwork in Ohio, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and fieldwalking, it presents a central mound with necropolis. Construction employs rubble core with facing and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age earthwork with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ritual use and symbolic landscape
- 02Cause of abandonment and collapse
Theories
- 01Elite residence and administrative centre
- 02Trading entrepôt and regional hub
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. 379 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 379 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 473 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 437 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
1960
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
39.6570° N · 82.1549° W · 1554 m · 3 mapped features
Shrine
shrineOutlier feature with petroglyphs
39.6581° N · 82.1572° WGranary Cluster
rock artOutlier feature with petroglyphs
39.6593° N · 82.1526° WRock Art Panel
stelaOutlier feature with alignments
39.6569° N · 82.1546° W