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Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County)
Verified39.0200° N · 83.4300° W · 300 m

Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County)

Serpent Head Coil

Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Neolithic / Woodland·🇺🇸 Ohio, Adams County, Serpent Mound, United States

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About Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County)

Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County) in Ohio, Adams County, Serpent Mound, United States is a Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) earthwork attributed to Neolithic / Woodland. Systematic survey and coring document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 418m × 319m; area unmeasured ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Neolithic / Woodland earthwork with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 300 m elevation.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Function and labor organization
  2. 02Construction technique

Theories

  1. 01Ritual landscape model
  2. 02Ceremonial centre

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
Builders
Neolithic
Purpose
Ceremonial earthwork with astronomical alignment
Rediscovered
1978
Excavation
Partially excavated

  1. c. 2500 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 812 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1902

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

On the ground

Structures & features

39.0200° N · 83.4300° W · 300 m · 4 mapped features

  • Principal Monument

    structure

    Principal Monument at Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County) — structure with stratified deposits

    39.0219° N · 83.4321° W

  • Ancillary Complex

    complex

    Ancillary Complex at Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County) — complex with stratified deposits

    39.0191° N · 83.4293° W

  • Outlier Feature

    outlier

    Outlier Feature at Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County) — outlier with stratified deposits

    39.0211° N · 83.4317° W

  • Reservoir/Cistern

    hydraulic

    Reservoir/Cistern at Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County) — hydraulic with stratified deposits

    39.0212° N · 83.4320° W

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