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Ohio Moundbuilders
When: September 13 - 17, 2008 
Where: Ohio
How Much: $945 ($175 single supplement)
Hundreds of years ago in what is now part of southern Ohio, a complex culture of moundbuilders flourished. Extensive earthworks, some towering more than 50 feet high, are the legacy of the Hopewell and Adena people. The Hopewell and Adena cultures, which dominated the eastern United States from about 800 B.C. to A.D. 400, consisted of rich traditions and elaborate rituals. Mica and copper ornaments, ostentatious burials, and the remains of large wooden structures are often found at their mound sites.
The Conservancy’s tour offers an opportunity to discover more about the Hopewell and Adena with visits to some of their most awe-inspiring mounds and earthworks. Throughout the tour, expert archaeologists will offer their insights into the mysterious world of the moundbuilders.
Saturday, September 13
Join us at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Columbus for a welcoming reception.
Sunday, September 14
We’ll begin our travels by heading south to Serpent Mound, a snake effigy mound that stretches more than 1,400 feet. At Fort Ancient, we’ll tour the famous Hopewell culture site where the walls are more than ten feet tall. We’ll spend the evening in at the King’s Island Conference Center in Cincinnati. An informal get-together is planned for the early evening this and every day.
Monday, September 15
We’ll start the day with a visit to the Fort Salem Earthworks, a Hopewell period mound and circle complex and the 300th archaeological preserve established by The Archaeological Conservancy. After this, we head to Chillicothe, where we’ll visit Mound City at Hopewell Culture National Historic Park, and the Conservancy-rescued Hopewell Earthwork, the largest site of the extraordinary Hopewell culture. We’ll spend the night at the Christopher Conference Center in Chillicothe, Ohio’s first capital.
Tuesday, September 16
In the morning, we’ll tour the archaeological collections at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus. In the afternoon, we’ll travel to Newark to tour the magnificent Hopewell culture complex that once spread more than seven miles. The site includes a circle and octagon covering more than 100 acres, and a great circle more than 900 feet in diameter. We'll spend the night at the Doubletree in Columbus.
Wednesday, September 17
We’ll visit the Miamisburg Mound, an Adena culture mound that stands 68 feet high. Later, we’ll tour the reconstructed SunWatch Village, a 12th century Fort Ancient culture site near Dayton. We’ll return to Columbus by 3:30 p.m. in time for late afternoon flights.