Description: Photograph taken during the excavation of Seip Mound in Ross County, Ohio. Reverse reads, "Visitors, Seip Mound No. 1 Ross Co., O. 1. Vernon Kinietz 2. Robert Goslin 3. Al Spetnagel 4. Frank Hibben 5. HC Shetrone." Seip Mound, sometimes referred to as the Seip-Pricer Mound, is located in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. It was constructed between 100 BC and AD 400 by people of the Hopewell Culture and situated at the center of Seip Earthworks, an extensive earthwork complex occupying more than 150 acres along Paint Creek in southwest Ross County. There was also a large three-part burial mound associated with the earthworks later referred to as the Seip Conjoined Mound to avoid confusion. When first surveyed, Seip Mound measured 240’ x 130’ x 30’ and counted as one of the four or five largest Hopewell burial mounds ever built. Between 1925 and 1928 Henry Shetrone of the Ohio History Connection conducted excavations at Seip Mound, recovering over 100 burials and numerous funerary and other objects made of exotic materials. Shetrone also recovered series of “Great Pipes” that were uncharacteristic of Hopewell themes and designs and likely of southern origin. This strongly suggests at least cultural ties to contemporary groups below the Ohio River. During the 1970s investigations within the earthworks uncovered possible workshop and domestic locations indicating that overall the site was much more complex than first imagined. Originally a property of the Ohio History Connection, both Seip Mound and the associated earthworks are presently overseen by the National Park Service as part of the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park. It is also one of seven Ohio Hopewell Ceremonial Earthwork sites presently under consideration for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the United States Department of the Interior. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B04F03e01_08_0001
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1–400); Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society; Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken during the excavation of Seip Mound in Ross County, Ohio. Reverse reads, "Work crew Seip Mound No. 2 Ross Co., O." Seip Mound, sometimes referred to as the Seip-Pricer Mound, is located in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. It was constructed between 100 BC and AD 400 by people of the Hopewell Culture and situated at the center of Seip Earthworks, an extensive earthwork complex occupying more than 150 acres along Paint Creek in southwest Ross County. There was also a large three-part burial mound associated with the earthworks later referred to as the Seip Conjoined Mound to avoid confusion. When first surveyed, Seip Mound measured 240’ x 130’ x 30’ and counted as one of the four or five largest Hopewell burial mounds ever built. Between 1925 and 1928 Henry Shetrone of the Ohio History Connection conducted excavations at Seip Mound, recovering over 100 burials and numerous funerary and other objects made of exotic materials. Shetrone also recovered series of “Great Pipes” that were uncharacteristic of Hopewell themes and designs and likely of southern origin. This strongly suggests at least cultural ties to contemporary groups below the Ohio River. During the 1970s investigations within the earthworks uncovered possible workshop and domestic locations indicating that overall the site was much more complex than first imagined. Originally a property of the Ohio History Connection, both Seip Mound and the associated earthworks are presently overseen by the National Park Service as part of the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park. It is also one of seven Ohio Hopewell Ceremonial Earthwork sites presently under consideration for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the United States Department of the Interior. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B04F03e01_08_0549
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio;
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Henry C. Shetrone, archaeologist for the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) uncovering effigy pipes during the excavation of Seip Mound in Ross County, Ohio, ca. 1925-1928. Seip Mound, sometimes referred to as the Seip-Pricer Mound, is located in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. It was constructed between 100 BC and AD 400 by people of the Hopewell Culture and situated at the center of Seip Earthworks, an extensive earthwork complex occupying more than 150 acres along Paint Creek in southwest Ross County. There was also a large three-part burial mound associated with the earthworks later referred to as the Seip Conjoined Mound to avoid confusion. When first surveyed, Seip Mound measured 240’ x 130’ x 30’ and counted as one of the four or five largest Hopewell burial mounds ever built. Between 1925 and 1928 Henry Shetrone of the Ohio History Connection conducted excavations at Seip Mound, recovering over 100 burials and numerous funerary and other objects made of exotic materials. Shetrone also recovered series of “Great Pipes” that were uncharacteristic of Hopewell themes and designs and likely of southern origin. This strongly suggests at least cultural ties to contemporary groups below the Ohio River. During the 1970s investigations within the earthworks uncovered possible workshop and domestic locations indicating that overall the site was much more complex than first imagined. Originally a property of the Ohio History Connection, both Seip Mound and the associated earthworks are presently overseen by the National Park Service as part of the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park. It is also one of seven Ohio Hopewell Ceremonial Earthwork sites presently under consideration for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the United States Department of the Interior. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02740
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1–400); Archaeology--United States--History; Shetrone, H. C.; Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio)
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Workers at the excavation site of Seip Mound in Ross County, Ohio, 1908. The excavation of the mound was overseen by William C. Mills, archeologist and curator for the Ohio Archeological and Historical Society, now the Ohio History Connection. Seip Mound is the center mound in a group of earthworks built by the prehistoric Hopewell people, 100 BC-AD 500. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01019
Subjects: Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Other--Ohio Historical Society
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken during the excavation of Seip Mound. Seip Mound, sometimes referred to as the Seip-Pricer Mound, is located in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. It was constructed between 100 BC and AD 400 by people of the Hopewell Culture and situated at the center of Seip Earthworks, an extensive earthwork complex occupying more than 150 acres along Paint Creek in southwest Ross County. There was also a large three-part burial mound associated with the earthworks later referred to as the Seip Conjoined Mound to avoid confusion. When first surveyed, Seip Mound measured 240’ x 130’ x 30’ and counted as one of the four or five largest Hopewell burial mounds ever built. Between 1925 and 1928 Henry Shetrone of the Ohio History Connection conducted excavations at Seip Mound, recovering over 100 burials and numerous funerary and other objects made of exotic materials. Shetrone also recovered series of “Great Pipes” that were uncharacteristic of Hopewell themes and designs and likely of southern origin. This strongly suggests at least cultural ties to contemporary groups below the Ohio River. During the 1970s investigations within the earthworks uncovered possible workshop and domestic locations indicating that overall the site was much more complex than first imagined. Originally a property of the Ohio History Connection, both Seip Mound and the associated earthworks are presently overseen by the National Park Service as part of the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park. It is also one of seven Ohio Hopewell Ceremonial Earthwork sites presently under consideration for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the United States Department of the Interior. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B04F03e01_7979
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society; Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio;
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Large effigy pipe is in the shape of a male dog. It is made of steatite or granite that is mottled very dark grayish-brown and dark gray. The dog's face has two deep eye sockets and a mouth with indication of teeth carved in the stone. There is a 7-mm hole drilled in the chin. Triangular ears fall forward. The tail curves up over the body and meets the pipe bowl. There is an oval-shaped space carved out between the tail and the body of the dog. The front legs are thinner (24 mm in diameter) than back legs (40.5 mm in diameter) and show distinctive joints. There are holes drilled from front to back in both front legs near the ends. Large chunks are missing from the back legs. There is a hole measuring 21.3 mm at the base of the tail that slopes upward toward the opening of the pipe bowl. Item was excavated from Seip Mound in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07287
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1–400); Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Sculpture; Pipes (Smoking); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Paxton Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This effigy has been described as a turkey vulture, but it more closely resembles a woodpecker perched on a tree. There are stylistically carved feathers on the wings. A hollow was carved out between the beak and neck and the base of object. There is a hole with ragged edges drilled close to the base beneath the left wing. The effigy is made of black steatite. Item was excavated from Seip Mound in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07288
Subjects: Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology; Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1–400)
Places: Paxton Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Spherical object, the size of a marble, is made of black steatite. It has an incised design with two sets of two concentric circles connecting to a teardrop shape. On the sides of each set of circles is a long triangular shape. Item was excavated from Seip Mound in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07289
Subjects: Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology; Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1-400)
Places: Paxton Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Small round object, the size of a marble, is made of steatite that is black and brownish black in color. The sphere has incised lines that resemble a stylized face with a wide mouth, represented by a straight line. The nostrils are curved and form an upside down U-shape. The eyes are spirals with curved lines that extend to the back of the head. Running across the top of the head from between the nostrils to the back could be a stylized headdress. Item was excavated from Seip Mound in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07290
Subjects: Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology
Places: Paxton Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Small round object, the size of a marble, is made of black steatite. It has an incised design with two concentric oval shapes repeated twice on opposing sides. The shapes are pointed at the long end. Above and below are a total of four curved shapes that connect to the pattern on the opposite side. Item was excavated from Seip Mound in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07291
Subjects: Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology
Places: Paxton Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Small round object, the size of a marble, is made of black steatite. It is incised with "cross" lines. At the center of the "cross" is a diamond shape; lines extend outward from the four corners of the diamond. Two opposing lines end in anchor-like shapes and the other two opposing lines end in teardrop shapes. Item was excavated from Seip Mound in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07292
Subjects: Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology
Places: Paxton Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Small round object, the size of a marble, is made of steatite that is black and brownish black in color. It has an incised design with one set of two concentric circles. Extending from the outer circle are two lines with parallel broken lines between them. These lines extend to an egg shape with a circle incised inside. On either side of the lines that extend between the circles are spiral shapes (one per side). A line extending from the spiral shapes runs parallel to the egg shape and connects at the egg's narrow end. Item was excavated from Seip Mound in Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07293
Subjects: Seip Mound (Ross County, Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology; Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1-400);
Places: Paxton Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)