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Site Activities: Self-Guided. Museum & Site Type: Ohio History Connection Site & American Indian Site. Visit Newark Earthworks, an architectural wonder of ancient America, the largest set of geometric earthen enclosures in the world.
July 19, 1964. The Newark Earthworks in Newark and Heath, Ohio, consist of three sections of preserved earthworks: the Great Circle Earthworks, the Octagon Earthworks, and the Wright Earthworks. This complex, built by the Hopewell culture between 100 BCE and 400 CE, contains the largest earthen enclosures in the world, and was about 3,000 acres ...
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May 15, 2024. Cartoon Room 1, Third Floor, Ohio Union, Columbus Campus. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. The Newark Earthworks are the largest set of geometric earthen enclosures in the world. Honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023, the entire Newark Earthworks originally encompassed more than four square miles.
The Newark Earthworks Center (NEC) is an interdisciplinary academic center of The Ohio State University that develops projects and research about the American Indian cultures that produced the monumental Midwestern earthen architecture in order to advance the understanding of the cultural and scientific achievements of American Indians to the ...
Newark. The Largest Geometric Earthwork Complex in the World. ABOUT THE SITE. Seventeen centuries ago, Newark, Ohio, was a major center for a remarkable ancient culture. Here, American Indians built the largest geometric earthwork complex in the world. Enormous enclosures connected by walled roadways were spread across more than four square miles.
May 24, 2020 · They are a National Historic Landmark, Ohio’s official State Prehistoric Monument, and are part of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, which is on the United States Department of the Interior’s Tentative List of sites to be considered for nomination to the United Nations Educational and Scientific Organization’s World Heritage List.
