Mound City is located next to the Scioto River in Chillicothe, Ohio. It is made up of a rectangular earthen enclosure bordering 13 acres which has 23 earthen mounds within it. This earthen wall is about four feet in height and has a gateway on the eastern and western sides. This site has undergone multiple archaeological digs and investigations. The mounds within the enclosure are domed shaped mounds with the exception of one, which is in an elliptical shape. The most impressive and largest mound at the site, called the Central Mound, was measured to be approximately 19 feet in height when first recorded in the 1840s. This site, which was in use from about 200 BCE to 500 CE, is significant because it was created in the Middle Woodland period and was an example of a ceremonial site of Hopewell culture. However, this site would
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The Hopewell culture consist of many different tribes that all share similar ways of life, such as settlements, agriculture, art, and architecture due to extensive trading amongst each other. Hopewell culture exists in the time of the Middle Woodland period. Therefore the descriptions of the people of this period and the Hopewell culture are very similar because the Middle Woodland period is describing an overarching portrayal of peoples’ lifestyles, including the Hopewell culture. For example, the Hopewell settlements were semi-permanent. This was because the tribes within this culture used some farming as well as other forms of retrieving subsistence and supplies, like hunting and gathering. The aspect that makes the Hopewell culture separate from other tribes of the Middle Woodland period is due to their strong emphasis on agriculture. The Hopewell culture planted a mixture of domesticates (like squash and sunflower) and cultigens (like maygrass). The Hopewell culture is one of the early examples of the growing dependence on agriculture from that of strictly hunting and
The Hopewell culture consist of many different tribes that all share similar ways of life, such as settlements, agriculture, art, and architecture due to extensive trading amongst each other. Hopewell culture exists in the time of the Middle Woodland period. Therefore the descriptions of the people of this period and the Hopewell culture are very similar because the Middle Woodland period is describing an overarching portrayal of peoples’ lifestyles, including the Hopewell culture. For example, the Hopewell settlements were semi-permanent. This was because the tribes within this culture used some farming as well as other forms of retrieving subsistence and supplies, like hunting and gathering. The aspect that makes the Hopewell culture separate from other tribes of the Middle Woodland period is due to their strong emphasis on agriculture. The Hopewell culture planted a mixture of domesticates (like squash and sunflower) and cultigens (like maygrass). The Hopewell culture is one of the early examples of the growing dependence on agriculture from that of strictly hunting and