High Bank Works

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High Bank Works is a prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, attributed to the Hopewell culture and noted for its geometric embankments and ceremonial significance.

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High Bank Works canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hopewell culture site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
prehistoric earthwork complex ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture Hopewell tradition ⓘ
associatedWith prehistoric Native American astronomy ⓘ
ritual landscapes ⓘ
builder Hopewell people ⓘ
linked to: Hopewell tradition
country United States ⓘ
culture Hopewell culture ⓘ
linked to: Hopewell tradition
estimatedConstructionDate circa 100 BCE–400 CE ⓘ
hasFeature ditches ⓘ
earthen walls ⓘ
enclosures ⓘ
geometric embankments ⓘ
hasUse ceremonial purposes ⓘ
gathering place ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ
heritageOf Native Americans ⓘ
locatedIn Ohio ⓘ
Ross County, Ohio ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOn a terrace above the Scioto River ⓘ
material earth ⓘ
near Chillicothe, Ohio ⓘ
partOf Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks ⓘ
Hopewell earthworks of the Scioto River valley ⓘ
Scioto River valley earthworks ⓘ
period Middle Woodland period ⓘ
protectedAs archaeological resource ⓘ
recognizedAs prehistoric monumental architecture ⓘ
site of ceremonial significance ⓘ
region Midwestern United States ⓘ
significance example of Hopewell geometric earthworks ⓘ
important ceremonial center of the Hopewell culture ⓘ

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