Description: This photograph depicts five graves uncovered during an excavation at the Edwin Harness Mound in Ross County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1915. It was taken as a record of the excavation. The Edwin Harness Mound was a large oval mound which was part of the Liberty Works, a ceremonial center of the Hopewell culture (100 BC - AD 500) located in Ross County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00286
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Photography in archaeology; Human remains (Archaeology)--Ohio--Scioto River Valley; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canine bear teeth with pearl inlays from the Ohio Hopewell culture, 100 BC-500 AD. Excavated from Burial 35, Mound 25, Hopewell Group, Ross County, ca. 1922-1925. The object is held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00260
Subjects: Ross County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology--United States--History;
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Eagle effigy boatstone, constructed of pipestone and river pearl, from the Ohio Hopewell culture, Middle Woodland period, 200 BC-400 AD. Excavated from the Hopewell Group, Ross County, ca. 1922-1925. The object is held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00262
Subjects: Ross County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology--United States--History;
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Frog effigy pipe from the Ohio Hopewell culture, 100 BC-500 AD. Excavated from Esch Mound in Huron County, Ohio. The object is held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00263
Subjects: American Indians--Archaeology; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology--United States--History;
Places: Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: Awls made of bone from the Ohio Fort Ancient culture, 900 AD-1500 AD. Excavated from Feurt Mound in Scioto County, Ohio. These objects are held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00264
Subjects: American Indians--Archaeology; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology--United States--History;
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Fish hook made of bone from the Fort Ancient culture, 900 AD-1500 AD. Excavated from the Feurt Village Site in Scioto County, Ohio, in 1940. The object is held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00265
Subjects: American Indians--Archaeology; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology--United States--History;
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Beaded necklace made of bone from the Fort Ancient culture, 900 AD-1500 AD. Excavated from the Feurt Village Site in Scioto County, Ohio, 1916. The object is held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00267
Subjects: American Indians--Archaeology; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology--United States--History;
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reconstruction of an original altar figurine from the Ohio Hopewell culture, 100 BC-500 AD. The original object was excavated from Altar # 1 at Turner Mound, in Hamilton County, Ohio. The reconstruction is held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00271
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; American Indians--Archaeology; Archaeology--United States--History;
Places: Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Head and breast plates made of copper by the Ohio Hopewell group, 100 BC-500 AD. Excavated from the Hopewell mound group in Ross County, Ohio, 1925. These objects are held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00272
Subjects: Ross County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; American Indians--Archaeology; Archaeology
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tablet from the Mississippian period, 900 AD-1500 AD, held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. This large, circular tablet (26.2 mm deep, 220 mm diameter) has two rattlesnakes circling one another with cross-hatching at the edge and part of the snake design. Rattles have multiple heart-shaped designs, and each snake has two fangs and teeth. Reverse face has a square perforation partially drilled in the center, with scallops cut along edges and an incised line just inside the line of scallops at 16 mm from the edge. Sides are grooved along the edges at the point where the scallops meet the edge. The tablet is made of stone, possibly sandstone, that is dark yellowish-brown in color. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00273
Subjects: American Indians--Archaeology; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology--United States--History;
 

Description: Human head-shaped effigy pipe from the Mississippian period, 900 AD-1500 AD. This large pipe (95.5 mm high, 126 mm long, 94.6 mm wide) has a human head effigy resting on an oval platform. The pipe bowl is in the top of the head, while the stem would have been inserted into the open mouth of the effigy. Eyes are surrounded by a distinctive weeping eye motif. The nose projects from the face, but the ears are close to the head. Made of sandstone, the pipe is a very dark gray. The object is held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00274
Subjects: American Indians--Archaeology; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology--United States--History;
 

Description: Cranial ornament from infant burial of the Adena culture, 800 BC-100 AD. Excavated from Florence Mound in Pickaway County, Ohio, 1938. The object is held in the Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00275
Subjects: American Indians--Archaeology; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology--United States--History; Funeral rites and ceremonies;
Places: Pickaway County (Ohio)