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
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 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
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 812 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1902
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
39.0200° N · 83.4300° W · 300 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County) — structure with stratified deposits39.0219° N · 83.4321° W
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County) — complex with stratified deposits39.0191° N · 83.4293° W
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County) — outlier with stratified deposits39.0211° N · 83.4317° W
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Serpent Mound — Head Coil North Bend (Adams County) — hydraulic with stratified deposits39.0212° N · 83.4320° W
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