The Robert L. Harness Lecture Series presented by Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The architecture of the Hopewell-era earthworks presents perceptual challenges to modern visitors. The reasons for this are not only their degradation and forest cover, but also their inherent and intentional qualities: their soft shapes, complex yet subtle forms, and vast scale. In […]
The Robert L. Harness Lecture Series presented by Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The Archaic Period throughout the Eastern Woodlands region remains poorly understood. Existing models for this vast temporal period follow a traditional cultural history framework, with populations described as low in number and largely mobile before eventually transitioning to a greater degree of […]
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When most people think of archeology, they think of an adventurous explorer who braves great danger to grab a precious object! Archeology provides a link to the past and a means to study the people who came before us. Junior Archeologists are important people because they help archeologists take care of very special places. The […]
The Robert L. Harness Lecture Series presented by Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. There are many developing streams to explore formerly hidden or ignored aspects of the archaeological record. I will focus on the new things we can learn from application of geochemical prospecting and digital recording of private collections. Through the use of geochemistry, […]
The Robert L. Harness Lecture Series presented by Hopewell Cultural National Historical Park. Since the February 2011 revolution that ousted Gaddafi, Libya has been struggling with the challenge of building a new country. The current perilous condition of the Libyan state now endangers a remarkable and varied range of cultural heritage dating from the prehistoric, […]
Children ages 5 -12 are invited to participate in this event. Children will complete several hands-on activities, a mock dig, to earn a Junior Archeologist badge! Parents or guardians are required to stay with their children. Call the park at (740) 774-1126 for more information.
The Robert L. Harness Lecture Series. Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is pleased to host the summer archeological lecture series. The Hopewell people were sky-watchers as evidenced by alignments to lunar and solar events present in their great geometric earthworks. But there were other entities in the sky - stars, constellations, nebulae, and our galaxy […]
The Robert L. Harness Lecture Series. Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is pleased to host the summer archeological lecture series. The great French archaeologist Francois Bordes wrote that the pivotal significance of the discovery of the Americas would not be matched in human history “until man lands on a hospitable planet belonging to another star.” […]
Participants will receive information about gorgets created by ancient Native American cultures and make their own. What is the significance of these ornamental amulets and how were they used? How did the Ancient Ones relate to the natural world around them and how was their spirituality expressed? Participants will be guided to make their own gorget using […]
