Description: Photograph showing post holes at Adena Mound near Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio, 1901. Many Adena mounds cover the remains of large buildings as well as burials, but because the Adena people dismantled or burned down these structures before building their mounds, the only evidence of their existence are the filled-in holes where the wall posts and roof supports once stood. Buildings were generally round with single posts (early Adena) or pairs of posts (late Adena) spaced at regular intervals. These post holes are useful for determining the width of the structure (usually 15 to 60 feet across, although some exceed 90 feet) and the size of the wall posts. The exact purpose of these structures is not known. In 1901, while curator of archaeology for the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection), William C. Mills excavated the Adena Mound. He and his team of workers discovered a number of artifacts in the mound, including copper bracelets and rings, slate gorgets, spear points made from Flint Ridge flint, and many bone and shell beads. The most remarkable artifact found in the Adena Mound was the Adena effigy pipe, also known as the Adena Man, which is now recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B01F01e04_01
Subjects: Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the excavation crew working on the last cut on the bottom of the Adena Mound in Chillicothe, Ohio, 1901. In 1901, William C. Mills excavated the Adena Mound. At the time, Mills was the Curator of Archaeology at the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection). He and his team of workers discovered a number of artifacts in the mound, including copper bracelets and rings, slate gorgets, spear points made from Flint Ridge flint, and many bone and shell beads. The most remarkable artifact found in the Adena Mound was the Adena effigy pipe, also known as the Adena Man, which is now recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08566
Subjects: Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Mills, William C. (William Corless), 1860-1928;
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the closing day of the Adena Mound excavation in Chillicothe, Ohio, 1901. In 1901, while Curator of Archaeology of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection), William C. Mills excavated the Adena Mound. He and his team of workers discovered a number of artifacts in the mound, including copper bracelets and rings, slate gorgets, spear points made from Flint Ridge flint, and many bone and shell beads. The most remarkable artifact found in the Adena Mound was the Adena effigy pipe, also known as the Adena Man, which is now recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08567
Subjects: Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts the original Adena Mound in Chillicothe, Ohio before its excavation. In 1901, while Curator of Archaeology of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection), William C. Mills excavated the Adena Mound. He and his team of workers discovered a number of artifacts in the mound, including copper bracelets and rings, slate gorgets, spear points made from Flint Ridge flint, and many bone and shell beads. The most remarkable artifact found in the Adena Mound was the Adena effigy pipe, also known as the Adena Man, which is now recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08568
Subjects: Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Adena Mound after the second 5-foot cut during excavation, 1901. In 1901, while curator of archaeology for the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection), William C. Mills excavated the Adena Mound. He and his team of workers discovered a number of artifacts in the mound, including copper bracelets and rings, slate gorgets, spear points made from Flint Ridge flint, and many bone and shell beads. The most remarkable artifact found in the Adena Mound was the Adena effigy pipe, also known as the Adena Man, which is now recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B01F01e05_01
Subjects: Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Mounds--Ohio--Ross County
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of copper rings recovered during the excavation of Adena Mound in Ross County, Ohio. In 1901, while curator of archaeology for the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection), William C. Mills excavated the Adena Mound. He and his team of workers discovered a number of artifacts in the mound, including copper bracelets and rings, slate gorgets, spear points made from Flint Ridge flint, and many bone and shell beads. The most remarkable artifact found in the Adena Mound was the Adena effigy pipe, also known as the Adena Man, which is now recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B03F02_E10_05
Subjects: Earthworks (Archaeology); American Indians in Ohio; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Artifacts; Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound;
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Back view of the Adena Man effigy pipe. The Adena Pipe is carved out of Ohio pipestone into the likeness of an ancient American Indian man, and was discovered by William C. Mills in 1901 during an excavation of the Adena Mound in Chillicothe, Ohio. Tubular pipes such as this one were common in the Adena culture (800 B.C. - A.D. 1), although effigy pipes are unusual, rendering this particular pipe very unique. It is now recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08435
Subjects: American Indians in Ohio; Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound; Archaeology; Ohio state symbols
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This composite photograph is a front, side and back view of the Adena Pipe. The Adena Pipe is carved out of Ohio pipestone into the likeness of an ancient American Indian man, and was discovered by William C. Mills in 1901 during an excavation of the Adena Mound in Chillicothe, Ohio. Tubular pipes such as this one were common in the Adena culture (800 B.C. - A.D. 1), although effigy pipes are unusual, rendering this particular pipe very unique. As of 2013, it is now recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08563
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound; Ohio state symbols
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two images show a human effigy pipe created by the prehistoric Adena culture, who lived in the Ohio Valley between 800 B.C. and 100 A.D. The second image, taken during excavation of Burial 21 of the Adena Mound in Ross County in 1901, shows the pipe in the ground, partially covered. In the first image, the details of the tube pipe are visible. Made from pipestone, this large, anthropomorphic tube pipe is in the form of a man standing upright, wearing a patterned loincloth, earspools and a feather bustle. He has a swelling on his throat that may represent a goiter. His head and torso are large in comparison to his legs, suggesting to some that he represents a dwarf, although this may only reflect artistic convention. The mouthpiece has a small hole in a semicircular projection at the top of the head. The bowl of the pipe is located between the figure's feet. The front, or ventral face, is light yellowish brown and much of the back, or dorsal face, is yellowish red. The pipe, which is also called Adena Man or the Adena Pipe, measures 1.97 by 2.60 by 7.87 inches (5 by 6.6 by 20 cm) and is held in the Ohio History Connection Archaeology Collection. As of 2013, it is recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1289_793634_001
Subjects: American Indians in Ohio; Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound; Archaeology; Ohio state symbols; Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1–400)
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Human effigy pipe also called the Adena Man or the Adena Pipe, from the Adena culture, Early Woodland period, 500 BC-1 AD. This photograph shows the pipe being excavated from Burial 21, Adena Mound, Ross County, in 1901. The object, which measures 1.97 by 2.60 by 7.87 inches (5 by 6.6 by 20 cm), is held in the Ohio History Connection Archaeology Collection, and is now recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. Tubular pipes such as this one were common in the Adena culture (800 B.C. - A.D. 1), although effigy pipes are unusual, rendering this particular pipe very unique. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00258
Subjects: Ross County (Ohio); American Indians in Ohio; Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound; Ohio state symbols; Effigy pipes
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Three images showing a human effigy pipe created by the prehistoric Adena culture, who lived in the Ohio Valley between 800 B.C. and 100 A.D. Made from pipestone, this large, anthropomorphic tube pipe is in the form of a man standing upright, wearing a patterned loincloth, earspools and a feather bustle. He has a swelling on his throat that may represent a goiter. His head and torso are large in comparison to his legs, suggesting to some that he represents a dwarf, although this may only reflect artistic convention. The mouthpiece has a small hole in a semicircular projection at the top of the head. The bowl of the pipe is located between the figure's feet. The front, or ventral face, is light yellowish brown and much of the back, or dorsal face, is yellowish red. The pipe, which is also called Adena Man or the Adena Pipe, measures 1.97 by 2.60 by 7.87 inches (5 by 6.6 by 20 cm) and is held in the Ohio History Connection Archaeology Collection. As of 2013, it is recognized as the state artifact of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A1200_10_AP_01
Subjects: American Indians in Ohio; Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Adena Mound; Archaeology; Ohio state symbols; Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1–400)
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Medium-sized projectile point is of the Robbins Stemmed type. It is broad and flat with outwardly curving blade edges, deep, broad corner notches, pronounced barbs and a wide, expanding rounded stem. The point is thin and well chipped. It is made of light gray Flint Ridge flint mottled with dark brown and dark yellowish orange. Item was excavated from Overly Mound in Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07120
Subjects: Overly Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Arrows; American Indian history and society; Projectile points; Hunting; Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100)
Places: Ross County (Ohio)