Friday, May 2, 2014

Mound City Earthwork and Burial Complex in Chillicothe, Ohio

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Mound City Earthwork and Burial Complex in Chillicothe, Ohio

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Map of the Mound City, Mound and Earthwork Complex

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Early photo shows how large the earthen wall of the enclosure was originally

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Photo of the burial mounds inside the enclosure before being excavated by the Ohio Historical Society.

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Excavation of one of the mounds revealed a skeleton that rested on a bed of mica tablets.

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Another one of the burial mounds at Mound City being hacked into by the Ohio Historical Society

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Severla Pipes that were removed from the burial mounds. Many of the artifacts from Mound City were sold to museums in England.

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Mound City was only partially restored by the Ohio Historical Society. The earthen wall that surrounded the burial mounds is only a slight burm of earth. None of the burial mounds were restored to their orignal height and size.
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