The Serpent Mound in Peebles is the largest surviving prehistoric animal effigy mound in the world, according to the Arc of Appalachia, which manages the property. Built on a ridge above Brush Creek, ...

PEEBLES, Ohio – On a lush hilltop deep in Southern Ohio, a giant snake slithers through the grass, its intentions a mystery. Despite more than a century of study, we still don’t know who built the ...

Whenever I give presentations about the amazing earthworks built by Ohio’s ancient American Indian cultures, a frequently asked question is, “How long did it take to build them?" In a new article on ...

Serpent Mound in Adams County is the most iconic earthen sculpture ever created by the ancestors of North American Indians, but now it can be seen only through a kind of filter. Why? It was damaged by ...

Serpent Mound State Memorial is located at 3850 State Route 73, Peebles OH 45660; 800-752-2757. From the West, take State Route 73 south of Hillsboro. If you reach Locust Grove, you’ve gone 4 miles ...

The exact origin is unknown, but the draw of the American Indian site is clear. On Saturday, June 22, people will gather in a rural area 80 miles east of Cincinnati and await sunset, when the sun will ...

Ohio’s Great Serpent Mound is the most famous Indian mound in America. Years ago, when I worked fulltime at the Newark Earthworks visitors center, it was not at all unusual for someone to walk in with ...

A pickup truck has left its mark on history, and the 19-year-old accused of driving the truck is facing felony charges after vandalizing Serpent Mound Park.“Unfortunately, one of the things he did was ...

BRATTON, Ohio — A 19-year-old man, accused of taking a joy ride over an ancient Native American earthwork at Serpent Mound State Memorial, has confessed to the crime and agreed to pay $3,790 to repair ...

I was dismayed by the recent news that the Ohio History Connection has canceled the annual “Lighting the Serpent” celebration conducted at Serpent Mound in southern Ohio at this winter’s solstice on ...

Daniel C. Dargavell pleaded guilty in Adams County Court Friday to driving intoxicated onto the Serpent Mound property in the middle of the night in July and doing damage, including tearing tire marks ...

Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Spring 2018), pp. 62-75 (14 pages) Radiocarbon dates reported by Romain and colleagues (2017) suggesting that Serpent Mound (33AD1) is an Adena ...