The Eads earthwork: Implications for Hopewell ceremonialism

Eads (33Ct750) is a recently discovered Hopewell hilltop earthwork, which encloses ∼10 ha above the Bares Run-O’Bannon Creek-Little Miami River confluence area. Eads falls within the interquartile size range of other Ohio Hopewell earthworks. Like the nearby Foster's enclosure, Eads is a sub-me...

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Published in:North American archaeologist 2023-01, Vol.44 (1), p.43-58
Main Authors: Tankersley, Kenneth Barnett, Meyers, Stephanie A, Albalushi, Shahad Mohammed, Alhabsi, Shaima Saif Salim, Bowers, Paris Shea, Burton, Isabella L, Loukinas, Austin Clay Matthew, Ward, Samantha Leigh, Chaney, Sean
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Summary:Eads (33Ct750) is a recently discovered Hopewell hilltop earthwork, which encloses ∼10 ha above the Bares Run-O’Bannon Creek-Little Miami River confluence area. Eads falls within the interquartile size range of other Ohio Hopewell earthworks. Like the nearby Foster's enclosure, Eads is a sub-meter earthwork with a single pronounced east-to-west berm, > 70.0 m in length and > 5.0 m in height. The peak of promontory aligns with the center of the Goodnough-Brock mound (33Ct751) at a compass direction of 300o, the summer solstice sunset azimuth for the Middle Woodland cultural period. The archeoastronomy alignment and artifacts recovered from a pedestrian survey and test excavations suggest that the Eads hilltop earthwork was designed, built, and used for ceremonial purposes.
ISSN:0197-6931
1541-3543
DOI:10.1177/01976931221128608