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The Fort Ancient culture is a Native American archaeological culture that dates back to c.1000–1750 CE. [1] . Members of the culture lived along the Ohio River valley, in an area running from modern-day Ohio and western West Virginia through to northern Kentucky and parts of southeastern Indiana. [2] .
Built around 2,000 years ago by the Ancestors of many modern American Indian tribes, Fort Ancient Earthworks and Nature Preserve is Ohio’s oldest state park and the largest hilltop enclosure in North America.
ABOUT THE SITE. The most spectacular and well-preserved of the Hopewell-era hilltop enclosures, Fort Ancient encloses over 100 acres high above a narrow gorge of the Little Miami River. Here, Hopewell era builders moved massive amounts of earth to create complex and monumental spatial effects.
Fort Ancient ( 33 WA 2) is a Native American earthworks complex located in Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio, along the eastern shore of the Little Miami River about seven miles (11 km) southeast of Lebanon on State Route 350.
Explore the largest hilltop enclosure in North America, built around 2,000 years ago by the Ancestors of many modern American Indian tribes. Learn about their ceremonies, astronomy, plants and more at the museum and on the trails of this Ohio State Park.
Fort Ancient is a nature preserve and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that showcases the ancient ceremonial earthworks of the Hopewell culture. Learn about the history, artifacts, and astronomy of this gathering place built by the ancestors of many modern American Indian tribes.
May 1, 2017 · Learn about the elusive Native Americans who lived in the Ohio Valley from A.D. 1000 to 1700. The book examines the archaeological evidence, the pottery styles, the language affiliation and the cultural influences of the Fort Ancient people.
