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Serpent Mound Rocks!
Serpent Mound Recognized As Great Wonder Of Ancient World in a special edition of National Geographic magazine. Serpent Mound sits on a plateau overlooking the Brush Creek Valley in Adams County, Ohio. The serpent, which is nearly a quarter mile … Continue reading
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Brad Lepper in the Sunday Dispatch
Double Take Brad Lepper, Curator of Archaeology, has his regular Sunday column: Archaeology: Materials Dispute Woodland Decline and he is quoted in John Switzer’s column: Serpent Mound Shows Monsters Have Long Been With Us
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Open House at Octagon Earthworks
Visit Octagon Earthworks this Sunday! Brad Lepper, OHS archaeology curator, will be leading tours from 12 – 4 PM. There will also be crafts, storytelling and spear-throwing demonstrations. If you go: Admission is free. Located at North 33rd St. and … Continue reading
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Don’t Forget!
Tommorrow is Archaeology Day at the Ohio Historical Center! Please plan on joining us at the Ohio Historical Center tomorrow night, Thursday October 7th from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in Classroom 1, for a series of programs highlighting archaeological research … Continue reading
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Mark Your Calendars
The Ohio Historical Society celebrates Ohio Archaeology Month with an evening of free presentations. Thursday, October 7 Classroom 1 at the Ohio Historical Center I-71 and 17th Avenue in Columbus 7:00pm: Dr. Robert Riordan, Wright State University: The Moorehead Circle … Continue reading
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Archaeologists in the News
Congratulations Martha Otto! The first woman to be curator of archaeology at the Ohio Historical Society will be inducted into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame on August 26th. Buckeye State Honors 11 of Its Finest Women OHS archaeologist Bill Pickard … Continue reading
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Thursday at the Fair
There are four more days left to come visit us at the fair! Schedule for Thursday, August 5th: 11 AM Up in the Air, Ohio’s History of Flight 12 PM Courage in the Skies, A Visit with a Tuskegee Airman … Continue reading
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OHS in the News
We can’t stop talking about Devo! Devo Do-Over: Influential Band Gains New Wave of Attention with Album and Exhibit California Chronicle Free admission to the Ohio Historical Center on Saturdays in August. Put Some History Into Your Summer Fun: Travel … Continue reading
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Brad Lepper’s Latest Column and Other OHS News
Read more about arachaeology and natural history research and one of our latest manuscript acquisitions. Archaeology: Testing Remains Provides New Insights by Brad Lepper, Curator of Archaeology, for the Columbus Dispatch Crouching Naturalist, Hidden Dragonfly – Armed with Nets and … Continue reading
Ohio Archaeology in National Geographic
Some exciting archaeological findings have been featured in a new article by National Geographic entitled: “Wooden “Stonehenge” Emerges From Prehistoric Ohio“ Take a minute to check out whats going on underground northeast of Cincinnati!
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