Category Archives: archaeology

Bridging the Cultural Gap

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

OHS continues to build bridges with federally-recognized Native American tribes connected to Ohio. On Friday, we were visited by tribal citizens of the Seneca-Cayuga, Wyandot, and Delaware tribes. Many of the people who came were members of the Seneca-Cayuga language class, taught … Continue reading →

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OHS Sites are Great Sites for Bird Watching

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

The May/June issue of Bird Watchers Digest highlights OHS sites! Check out the article online: Mysterious Mounds: Birding the Ancient Ohio Trail The recommended sites are: Great Circle Earthworks and Octagon Earthworks in Newark, Ohio. Fort Hill near Hillsboro, Ohio. … Continue reading →

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OHS in the News

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

OHS staff and collections have been making news! Archaeology curator Brad Lepper has a new column in the Columbus Dispatch: Paleo-Indian Site Might Demonstrate Early Ritual OHIOFUSION has an article about the Gay Ohio History Iniative: Collecting a Community with … Continue reading →

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New Article by an OHS Archaeologist

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Ohio Historical Society Archaeologist, and all around nice guy, Brad Lepper discusses pilgrimage in his most recent article for the Columbus Dispatch. For more information check out his expanded post at our Archaeology Blog.

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Brad Lepper’s Latest Dispatch Column

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Find out what is new in Ohio archaeology. Here is a link to Brad Lepper’s most recent commentary in the Sunday edition of the Columbus Dispatch: Technology Offers Peek Into the Past

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What Will We Learn about Serpent Mound in 2012?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Our archaeology curator, Brad Lepper, discusses the potential for using remote sensing to learn more about Serpent Mound in this round up of scientists in the Sunday Columbus Dispatch: New Year Holds Hope for Particles, Planets: Researchers are Eager to … Continue reading →

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Hopewell Astronomy in the News

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

“It is becoming increasingly clear that many of Ohio’s ancient earthworks incorporate alignments to astronomical phenomena, such as the apparent rising and setting of the Sun on the summer and winter solstices and the various moonrises and sets that demarcate … Continue reading →

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Finding Short Bull

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Written by guest blogger, Jeff Gill, program assistant at the Newark Earthworks Center. Gerard Baker is a Mandan-Hidatsa Native American, and has served in the National Park Service as Superintendent of the Little Bighorn National Battlefield, and in that same … Continue reading →

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New Archeaology post – The Heart of it All

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

The inaugural issue of the Journal of Ohio Archaeology features my article, “Ohio — ‘the heart of it all’ for over 15,000 years.” It is an overview of Ohio prehistory focusing on the most current interpretations of what David Hurst … Continue reading →

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It’s All About Archaeology in October

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

October is Archaeology Month. Our new archaeology exhibit, Following in Ancient Footsteps, opens on Saturday, October 15th at the Ohio History Center in Columbus with a full day of programming: 10:30 AM The Moorehead Circle at Fort Ancient: Preliminary Results … Continue reading →

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