Join the Friends of Hopewell Culture NHP each 2nd Saturday in June, July, and August for walking tours led by Park Archeologists, Dr. Bret Ruby and Dr. Tim Everhart. These expert guides will lead us on learning expeditions through the awe-inspiring American Indian ceremonial earthworks protected at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. Date: Saturday, July […]
Go beyond Mound City and learn about more of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park’s earthworks. Join our interpretive rangers Saturday’s in June, July and August as we focus on the other three public earthworks preserved by your national park! Ranger guided tours of Seip Earthworks Date: June 17, July 15, August 26 Time: 10:00am Location: […]
Join us August 2nd to learn about and help collect dragonfly nymphs for the Dragonfly Mercury Project! The Dragonfly Mercury Project (DMP) aims to track mercury levels across the U.S. to determine where and why mercury levels are high. This provides valuable information to researchers in areas such as public health, environmental policy, and land […]
Join us August 2nd to learn about and help collect dragonfly nymphs for the Dragonfly Mercury Project! The Dragonfly Mercury Project (DMP) aims to track mercury levels across the U.S. to determine where and why mercury levels are high. This provides valuable information to researchers in areas such as public health, environmental policy, and land […]
Go beyond Mound City and learn about more of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park’s earthworks. Join our interpretive rangers Saturday’s in June, July and August as we focus on the other three public earthworks preserved by your national park! Ranger guided tours of Seip Earthworks Date: June 17, July 15, August 26 Time: 10:00am Location: […]
Embarking on their journey of more than a thousand miles, monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) fuel up along their route here in southern Ohio! September is prime time for their migration, and citizen scientists can help track their movements. Park staff from Hopewell Culture National Historical Park will meet volunteers at Seip Earthworks and demonstrate safe […]
Seip Earthworks Date: June 14, 2024 Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Location: 7058 US Rt. 50, Bainbridge, OH 45612 Seip Earthworks is a complex masterpiece of ancient Indigenous landscape architecture. Miles of earthen walls encompass vast sacred spaces laid out in precise geometric forms aligned to the cyclical movements of the Sun and Moon. […]
Seip Earthworks is a complex masterpiece of ancient Indigenous landscape architecture. Miles of earthen walls encompass vast sacred spaces laid out in precise geometric forms aligned to the cyclical movements of the Sun and Moon. The centerpiece of this expansive composition is an enormous burial monument that forever connects the communities of the present to […]
Two thousand years ago, the region between Seip Earthworks and Chillicothe was one of the most important cultural centers in eastern North America, for hundreds of years. On high terraces along the Paint Creek and Scioto River valleys, almost two dozen giant geometric earthwork complexes were constructed by early Native Americans. One of the most […]
Join us Sunday, September 8th, to help capture and tag monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus)! As part of the Monarch Watch program, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is helping a nationwide effort to study the amazing migration monarchs undertake every fall. Nets and free handouts will be provided about butterflies and other wildlife. Make sure to […]
