This is alist of Hopewell sites. TheHopewell tradition (also called the "Hopewell culture") refers to the common aspects of theNative American culture that flourished along rivers in the northeastern and midwesternUnited States from 200 BCE to 500 CE. The Hopewell tradition was not a singleculture or society, but a widely dispersed set of related populations that were connected by a common network of trade routes,[1] known as the Hopewell Exchange System.
| Site | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bynum Mound and Village Site |  | Located nearHouston, Mississippi, the site is a complex of six conical shaped mounds which were built and in use during the Miller 1 and Miller 2 phases of theMiller culture (100 BCE to 100 CE).[2][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as a site on theNatchez Trace Parkway at milepost 232.4. |
| Cloverdale archaeological site | The Cloverdale archaeological site (23BN2) is an important site nearSt. Joseph, Missouri. It is located at the mouth of a small valley that opens into theMissouri River. It was occupied byKansas City Hopewell peoples (ca. 100 to 500 CE). Secondly, it was occupied about 1000-1250 CE, bySteed-Kisker peoples. These originated were farming people of the MiddleMississippian culture believed to have migrated here fromCahokia. They gradually adapted to thePlains Village tradition and developed a culture with elements of both.[4] | |
| Crooks mound | AMarksville culture mound site, it is located inLa Salle Parish, Louisiana. It is a large, conical,burial mound that was part of at least six episodes of burials. It measures about 16 ft high (4.9 m) and 85 ft wide (26 m). | |
| Dunns Pond Mound |  | The Dunns Pond Mound is a historicNative American mound in northeasternLogan County,Ohio. Located nearHuntsville, it lies along the southeastern corner ofIndian Lake inWashington Township. In 1974, the mound was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places as a potentialarcheological site. |
| Everett Knoll Complex |  | Located in Northeast Ohio withinCuyahoga Valley National Park. Several artifacts were found within a small mound with an unusual limestone crypt. Signs of habitation were discovered nearby.[5] |
| Fortified Hill Works |  | Registered historic site nearHamilton, Ohio. |
| Fort Ancient |  | Fort Ancient is a collection of mounds and earthen walls located inWashington Township,Warren County, Ohio, along the eastern shore of theLittle Miami River, about seven miles (11 km) southeast of present-dayLebanon and bordered by State Route 350. The site is the largest prehistoric hilltop enclosure in the United States, with three and one-half miles (18,000 ft or 5,500 m) of walls in a 100-acre (0.40 km2) complex. |
| Grand Gulf Mound | An EarlyMarksville culture site located nearPort Gibson inClaiborne County, Mississippi, on a bluff 1 mile (1.6 km) east of theMississippi River, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the mouth of theBig Black River. The site has an extant burial mound, and it may have had two others in the past.[6] | |
| Hopeton Earthworks |  | The Hopeton Earthworks are an Ohio Hopewell group of mounds and earthworks located about a mile east of the Mound City Group on a terrace of theScioto River. Along with the Mound City Group, it is one of the sites which make up the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. |
| Hopewell Culture National Historical Park |  | Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, formerly known as Mound City Group National Monument, is aUnited Statesnational historical park withearthworks and burialmounds from theHopewell culture, indigenous peoples who flourished from about 200 BCE to 500 CE. The park is composed of six separate sites inRoss County, Ohio. The park includesarchaeological resources of the Ohio Hopewell culture. |
| Hopewell Mound Group | The Hopewell Mound Group is the namesake andtype site for the Hopewell culture and one of the six sites that make up the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The group of mounds and earthworks enclosures are located several miles to the west of the Chillicothe on the northern bank of Paint Creek.[7] | |
| Indian Mound Cemetery |  | Indian Mound Cemetery is acemetery located with access toNorthwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) and on a bluff overlooking theSouth Branch Potomac River inRomney,West Virginia. The cemetery is centered around a Hopewell mound. The mound measures seven feet high and about fifteen feet in diameter. It is the largest of the remaining earthwork mounds discovered inWest Virginia'sEastern Panhandle. The city of Romney has never allowed the mound to be excavated. TheSmithsonian Institution suggests this mound might date between 500 and 1000 CE and that it was likely constructed by peoples of the Hopewell culture. |
| Junction Group | Earthworks site in Ross County, Ohio. Located near: 39.317045 -83.013619 | |
| Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park |  | The Kolomoki Mounds areWoodland Period mounds built inEarly County,Georgia. The seven earthwork mounds at the site were built between 250 and 950 CE by peoples of theSwift Creek andWeeden Island cultures. |
| Lake Ridge Island Mounds |  | The Lake Ridge Island Mounds (also known as the Wolf Mounds I-IV) are a group of small hills inLogan County,Ohio, that have been thought to beNative American mounds. Located in an area of about 5 acres (2.0 ha) at the northern end on Lake Ridge Island inIndian Lake, the mounds are near the present-day village ofRussells Point in the southeastern corner ofStokes Township. |
| Leake Mounds |  | Leake Mounds is anarchaeological site inBartow County, Georgia, built and used by peoples of theSwift Creek Culture. |
| Lewiston Mound |  | A burial mound located atLewiston, New York, inNiagara County, New York. TheEarl W. Brydges Artpark State Park has been developed around it and preserves the mound. |
| Mann site |  | The Mann site (12 Po 2) is located inPosey County, Indiana, near the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio rivers. Because of the scale and complexity of the earthworks, it is thought to have had a larger population than Hopewell sites in Ohio, and may be the largest site of this era in all the Midwest.[8] It was placed on the National Historic Register in 1974.[9] |
| Marietta Earthworks |  | Located at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers inWashington County, Ohio, it has been covered by development of the modern-day city of Marietta. The site once consisted of at least four large platform mounds, three walled enclosures, and a large burial mound, now enclosed and preserved in theMound Cemetery.[10] |
| Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site |  | Also known as theMarksville State Historic Site, it is thetype site for theMarksville culture and is located about one mile southeast ofMarksville, Louisiana. |
| Moorehead Circle | A triplewoodhenge constructed about two millennia ago at theFort Ancient Earthworks inOhio. | |
| Mounds State Park |  | Mounds State Park is a state park inAnderson, Indiana, featuring prehistoricNative American heritage, and 10 ceremonial mounds built by theAdena people and apparently also used by laterHopewell inhabitants. |
| Newark Earthworks |  | InNewark, Ohio, the site consists of three sections of preservedearthwork: the Great Circle Earthworks, the Octagon Earthworks, and the Wright Earthworks. This complex was the largest earthen enclosure in the world. The site is preserved as a state park by theOhio Historical Society. |
| Oak Mounds | OutsideClarksburg, West Virginia, inHarrison County, a large Indianmound; to the west of it is a smaller mound. These mounds have never been totally excavated but they were probably built by theHopewell culture between 0 and 1000 CE. | |
| Pharr Mounds |  | Located nearTupelo in parts ofItawamba andPrentiss County, Mississippi, a complex of eight dome-shaped burial mounds. The site was in use during the Miller 1 phase of theMiller culture[2] and was built between 1 and 200 CE. It is considered to be one of the largest and most important sites from this era.[11] |
| Portsmouth Earthworks |  | The Portsmouth Earthworks is a large mound complex constructed by theOhio Hopewell culture (100 BCE to 500 CE).[12] The site was one of the largest ceremonial centers constructed by the Hopewell and is located at the confluence of theScioto andOhio Rivers. The majority of the site is now covered by the city ofPortsmouth inScioto County, Ohio.[12] |
| Renner Village Archeological Site | The Renner Village Archeological Site is a significantKansas City Hopewell culture archaeological site located in the municipality ofRiverside, Missouri. Known by archaeologists as the Renner site(23PL1), the site containsHopewell andMiddle Mississippian artifacts. The site is one of several Kansas City Hopewell sites near the junction ofLine Creek and theMissouri River.[13] | |
| Seip Earthworks and Dill Mounds District |  | A large hilltop enclosure in Ross County, Ohio and one of the sites which make up the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. |
| Serpent Mounds Park |  | Not to be confused with theSerpent Mound inAdams County, Ohio, the site was constructed by thePoint Peninsula complex peoples, a Hopewellian people who lived in central and southeasternOntario, southwesternQuebec, and northern partsNew York state between 300 BCE and 700 CE. |
| Sinnissippi Mounds |  | The Sinnissippi Mounds are aHavana Hopewell culture burial mound grouping located in the city ofSterling, Illinois,United States. |
| Shriver Circle Earthworks |  | The Shriver Circle Earthworks (33 RO 347)[14] are an Ohio Hopewell culture archaeological site located in Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio. At 1,200 feet (370 m) in diameter the site is one of the largest Hopewell circular enclosures in the state of Ohio.[15] |
| Toolesboro Mound Group |  | AHavana Hopewell culture site, The Toolesboro Mound Group is a group of mounds on the north bank of theIowa River near its discharge into theMississippi. The mounds are owned and displayed to the public by theState Historical Society of Iowa. The mound group is located east ofWapello, Iowa, near the unincorporated community ofToolesboro. |
| Tremper Mound and Works |  | The Tremper Mound and Works are anOhio Hopewell (100 BCE to 500 CE) earthen enclosure and large, irregularly shaped mound. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The site is located inScioto County, Ohio, about five miles northwest ofPortsmouth, Ohio, on the second terrace floodplain overlooking theScioto River. |
| Trowbridge Archeological Site | TheTrowbridge Archaeological Site is located in the vicinity of North 61st Street and Leavenworth Road inKansas City, Kansas. It was inhabited c. 200–600 CE by theKansas City Hopewell culture. |
