Summer on the Ohio State campus brought lots of labwork for ASOM memebers, but it also meant an opportunity for the lab members to take a trip to look at some local archeology and monuments! Unlike the rocky monuments and settlements of the Dhofar desert, Ohio is home to hundreds of monuments in the form of earthworks which give us a window into the ancient past in our own region. ASOM field project member Tim Everhart is park ranger and archeologist at the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park. In late July, he gave us a very interesting tour of many of the mounds and other earthworks that dot the verdant landscape around Chillicothe, OH. In addition to doing fieldwork with us, Tim is currently doing his PhD at the University of Michigan and is excavating previously unstudied ceremonial structures.
Tim Everhart, our fearless park ranger/archaeologist. For more information about Tim, see here.
For more information on the park and the Hopewell, see here.
Abby, Craig, Tim, Joy, and Kevin atop a mound!
