Ancient earthen structures in Ohio become a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Scattered throughout Central Ohio are earthworks that are believed to have been constructed by ancient indigenous people for ceremonial or spiritual purposes up to two thousand years ago. Several, including some burial mounds, are protected as part of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. And now, they have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Correspondent Conor Knighton explores the grandeur of these mysterious complexes.
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So glad to see this being done and I wish the National Park Service would move quickly to protect ALL of the Mississippian Era and Pre-Columbian sites/mounds all over the country before more golf courses and railroad tracks and Wal-Marts chip them away 10 acres at a time.
@cropduster123 Apparently not ALL are protected or they wouldn't still be playing golf on places like this or have houses built up to the edge like in the video. There are many that are held by private landowners as well that are simply "protected" by the family that owns them and perhaps maybe a listing on National Registry. One of the best examples of this is the Rock Eagle Mound in Georgia which is a beautiful example of the ancient builders and it is simply "administered" by the Univeristy of Georgia and used as a 4H camp but still has NO federal protection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Eagle
you are talking a huge amount of land. ain't going to happen
Exactly
Serpent Mound is one of the most fascinating sites I have ever seen.
why wasnt it mentioned?
Serpent Mound is believed to have been created by the Adena people, not Hopewell.
@@peacefulpossum2438 whom ever created it, it is fascinating and should be on the world heritage registry.
@@bigheartedgranny6476 I agree. I’m just guessing that’s why it wasn’t included in that request.
@@bigheartedgranny6476it is a candidate to become one, so it’s in the works!
I've been going to these areas since the 1970's. It's a powerful place to see and feel.
There are mounds in South Charleston WV as well. Glad these are being recognized.
There are mounds in almost every state - there are a few states I haven't read about the presence of mounds, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they're common throughout Canada and more. In Florida, we have Letchworth mounds (largest one in the complex is 46 feet), which is on the list of some of the highest mounds to be found in the eastern and central US (the largest is the Mississippian "Monk's Mound" near St. Louis on the Illinois side of the river). There are many examples of mounds that are oriented to the stars, especially at the time they were built and used. One mound type, conical with 'wings', seems to be meant to be a observatory in some sense.
Last year, I discovered the Effigy Mounds National Monument in northern Iowa. This has native mounds scattered across the bluffs and some of them are even shaped like bears! I had no idea I lived so close to such a place until I happened to see a sign while driving by once. Being amongst these places is something special and I wish they had more recognition for how amazing and powerful they are.
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@@TwoDogsBigYard I've been there it's so cool!
I'm a little glad it's not better known. There are beautiful, fresh, clear, ancient springs around where I live in Austin...Now they've been 'discovered' the water is often to turbulent, or filled with bacteria because of overuse... One of our most stunning areas, "Hamilton's Pool", is now regulated. Open only from 8-5p, and has wheelchair access. Back in the 80s (in college) you just had to "know" where the turn in the road was to the Pool. There was one set of rickety wrought iron stairs, some fan had attached to the side of the hill down, decades before... Now it is just a sanitized, "tourist attraction". It makes me sad, and I would hate to see these incredible structures overrun by unknowledgeable tourists.
The Effigy Mounds are endangered by river erosion more than tourists.
A more fascinating earthwork is in central Wisconsin -- an effigy of a person. Sadly, his legs were removed due to road construction.
I'm very happy you did. I grew up in Iowa and visited the Effigy Mounds as a kid in the late 1970's to early 1980's, learning a bit of their history.
When I wanted to propose to my wife, who does have Native American / Indigenous heritage, we went to Effigy Mounds and also viewed the Mississippi River to connect with the ancestors.
I’m happy that people are becoming more aware of the ancient mound builders. So many have been destroyed, robbed and repurposed. It’s shameful.
They ain’t mounds. In fact they are Atalans and Cutans, when the land was known to our ancestors as Hue Hue Tlapalan, the ancestors of the Toltecs and Olmecs.
Am glad that the Hopewell site has been globally recognized. I was taught about these in Ohio history class which hasn't been taught in many years. "Unimportant."
Same here.We have so much Ohio history to be proud of.Now you're right the education system sees it as "unimportant" Sad.
Live in Northeast Ohio you've got that right❤ and if you know who some person makes it an office again you know the president you know he'll dismantle all this protection of these ancient😢😢😢😢 he did it to a person's farm in Scotland he'll do it here do I really need to mention his name
We learned about these in michigan. I believe it was a 5th grade thing
I've been to the Hopewell site (as a boy, back in the 60s), and know a fair amount about it - if you're willing to learn and appreciate listening to the Other, it's worth visiting. There are Hopewell-connected sites in Florida (for instance Crystal River) and around the country. A lot of trade and exchange took place. (I'm an archaeologist who studies ancient technology and ancient diet.) The culture was far more complex than people think and Native America was widely connected with evidence of contact and influence throughout much of the continent.
I'm not sure if it's lack of intelligence or just indoctrination.
@@yourhuckleberry6757 I'd say lack of knowledge or indoctrination. (Indoctrination DOES cause reduction of sapience, I might add! GRIN!)
I remember what I was taught in primary schools - I came out with the idea that Native Americans were not that numerous and more or less existed to attack settlers (I got that sort of stuff even while living in a city not far from Jamestown). Learning about the Trail of Tears from some Cherokees rather woke me up, and then as an adult I started learning the real history - and then learned a family secret (that I was 'part' American Indian too). I was in my 20s when we (Native Americans especially in the Southeast) gained freedom of religion and the right to just EXIST in large areas of the Southeast - something I didn't learn about until I was in my 40s. There is much that people don't know or who'd been taught otherwise, and trying to get people to see past the propaganda is a constant struggle.
Shout-out of course to the similar Cahokia Mounds in Illinois!
shhhhh dont tell everyone about it 😂
They have the same Indian burial & ceremonial mounds at LSU & around Louisiana & it has been part of our state history.
There are prehistoric mounds all over the country. Some built mounds on top of even older mounds. So glad this area is being preserved.
My aunt and uncle lived near Dayton and she would walk her dog in the fields near her home. She found multiple stone tools while walking around. I walked with her and her dog and she found a stone corn grinder that I still have to this day.
Near the mound in Springboro?
Sounds like your family has a long history of displacing cultural artifacts. Great brag.
@@CancellerPalpatine probably a million of those and a hundred million spear points.
@@victorhopper6774 And? There's a reason it's illegal to pick up arrowheads. There's tons of graves all over every town in America, do you like to dig around and see what you find there too? Jeez desecration only makes sense to some people if there is a tombstone.
@@CancellerPalpatine not illegal
Are you telling us that the Serpent & Egg mound is NOT part of this UNESCO site?!? It's weird CBS doesn't show it even _once._
Right!
The serpent mound is respected and preserved. The Hopewell sites have been trashed and demolished, so this recognition protects them. The Hopewell sites were built in a different time period and by different peoples. They are not the same.
@@ArisGoldenFamily Thanks for the clarification. I'm glad this move protects more of Ohio's ancient Earthworks.
A couple of the Hopewell sites are parks and are well preserved, but a majority are not. Many have been farmed on to the point where they do not exist anymore, but exist only through "interpretive mowing," meaning they mow around where the mound would have been. Serpent mound is breathtaking and has been studied immensely. Regardless, it remains such a mystery. Hopefully, through the recognition, now the Hopewell sites and people will be studied more and become more understood after gaining peoples interest.
Fort Ancient, Miamisburg Mound, Sunwatch Village are some other great places in Ohio to visit for ancient indigenous American settlements
Don’t forget about the serpent mound in Ohio
It's sad that this protection didn't occur earlier. From the Octagon there is a straight highway that leads to the Chillicothe Earthworks. Much of it has been destroyed by farming. There are several places nearby on private land that are connected to the Newark site. My neighbor has a signal mound that you can see the Great Circle from. Last year, I found a stone hammer in a cornfield nearby while looking for arrowheads. And, I am aware of a stone pyramid about 8 miles away on private ground.
Im glad that these sites are being saved, though I would not like to see anything placed under anything to do with the UN.
Give me a break. UNESCO is an amazing organization.
Excellent. So glad to see this important world heritage site getting the awareness that is beneficial for all humanity and hopefully the preservation so that future generations can also benefit.
More native mounds recognized! the Hopwell structures join The #Cahokia mounds here in Illinois. Seeing as these cultures had urban centers and sophisticated trade systems, maybe we can rewrite our understanding of ancient native cultures
I'm not indigenous but this makes me feel proud to be an American and recognize what they accomplished 💪
Ugh. So F-d up thats a golf course!
It's similar as the 19th century trend of buying up Egyptian mummies
Yea, should be a wal-mart. We have iphones to tell us about the moon cycles now.
I live in Anderson, Indiana and I hate living there except for one thing and that is mounds state park. it's a beautiful state park that has 3 mounds built by native Americans several centuries ago.
Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!!
I visited the Serpent Mound in 1996. Back then, the local fire department controlled and benefited monetarily. It’s about time to evict country clubs and fire departments from these sacred places.
I think these are the places my father used to talk about when I was little!! He told me that that indigenous peoples built mounds formations all over Ohio and lower/mid Michigan for various purposes, some religious, others for gatherings and ceremonies. Back then we only had a few arial photos and some designs and dots on a map to look at, and going to see these places, well... I didn't have names for them, and Dad said not all of them were protected, so quite a few more existed, that probably got destroyed. He also said that some got overgrown by forests or brush. I think he would have been super happy to learn that these places he cared for are now UNESCO sites. ❤
Wow. Gotta visit Ohio for sure now.
Make sure you visit Serpent Mound.
What about the Mound in Miamisburg?
When I was in school (years ago) we learned about these sites here in Ohio.
Amazing just how many there are all over the US.
Love Ohio...always will!!
My Native State.
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ohio supported a lot of tribes for thousands of years. stone tools are common here. co worker has a farm that has about 4 acres of broken pottery along a creek. he runs people away a lot.
I made a trip to Southern Ohio, specifically to see the Serpent’s Mound. I highly recommend a visit to any of these earth works.
Wonderful! Grew up in SW Ohio and visited these sites several times during my grade-school years. The earthenworks are quite extraordinary to behold when you visit them as a child or as an adult and learn more about their histories. The earthen mounds and earthenworks throughout southeast Ohio, especially the Serpent Mound, are humbling when you step back and learn more about them and the people who created them.
It's weird CBS doesn't show the Serpent Mound even once. It above all should be part of this UNESCO site.
dad took us ti Ft. Ancient and Serpent Mound as kids
I grew up in Cincinnati and visited the Great Serpent mound a number of times.
I believe Serpent Mound dates to much later than the Hopewell culture.
You're right. I just looked it up and there is over 800 years difference. I hadn't thought about it in many years and was relying on old memories. Both cultures are interesting.@@rcrawford42
I’ve been to the great circle many times, looking forward to finally seeing the octagon. They’ve been trying for years to get this done, way to go Nerk* and the rest of Ohio!
Their pitch worked on me- I do want to walk around there and experience it now!!
We moved to Bainbridge, home of Seip Mound, in 1973. For the school year we rented the Schmidt house on Overlook Hills Farm. That place is a story in itself. Anyway, during the summers the house was used by the archaelogical team from Ohio State under the direction of Dr. Babi. They were exploring the sites of the houses at Seip Mound, and I know they spent at least 13 summers working there. Amazing how the understanding of the Hopewell sites has progressed over time. 50 years ago it was the gospel truth that these were burial mounds. Anyway, I'm glad I have that personal connection to the history of the sites.
There used to be representations of the post holes of those homes on the Seip site, but they appear to have been removed since the National Park Service took over the site.
I'm glad I got to see them -- they helped me recognize what I was looking at on Rome's Capitoline hill, where they have uncovered similar post holes.
Its about time. It's weird that people keep thinking these places have anything other than having to do with astronomy.
Astronomy was the Ancients way of tracking time. They were looking for when the growing season would return or when sustenance animals would migrate.
@@JayYoung-ro3vu That and celestial events were, I suspect, the gods.
We know that different mound designs are most likely to have different purposes. For instance, one style of mounds would be meant more for ceremony, others for the homes of the leaders and so on, and of course mound burial was practiced (usually low, dome-shaped mounds). There are also the mounds oriented to the stars, and it does seem that stellar alignment was a common theme in the layout of towns (especially connected to the seasons and phases of the moon).
@@RedHeart64Yeah, that's literally what I wrote. I think you skipped over the word "astronomy" . "Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. Astronomy studies everything that originates beyond Earth's atmosphere."
That is to say, even with burial mounds there's always a tip to celestial events.
They aren't placed willy nilly. These ancient places that gathered many nomadic people all had one thing in common, the sky. Is there an ancient place where celestial events aren't part of the design?
@@Metonymy1979 I was expanding on your words and alluded to astronomy, although I think of astronomy more in terms of science and consider relationships between incidents/situations on earth to fall under astrology. Both involve the stars, but asking completely different questions.
I'd learned that many NA groups had knowledge of cycles far beyond the few mentioned in the video - I once read a report that mentioned moon cycles that I'd never heard of before, that were found in the alignment of sites and within sites, out in the Southwest. I wouldn't be surprised at all if my own NA ancestors (Southeastern) also had that knowledge.
This was the best field trip when I was growing up in Ohio!
It was like our own Stonehenge.
When I was 5 to 11 years old I remember my grandparents taking me to many "Indian Mounds" in South East Ohio near Marietta Ohio. They were very cool. I'm so glad they will be protected.
Wait until they hear about the Loveland Frog Men! 😂 In all seriousness though, this is awesome. OH-
I lived in Ohio as a child. My parents took us to see these and the burial mounds near Cleveland. Beautiful and amazing places.
Having a golf course on sacred grounds is wild to me. The disrespect just boils my blood.
There's another mound in Richland County Ohio. I've known of them since high-school. Don't know why they didn't know it. Born a buckeye
probably be easier to name the counties that don't have any
The Lamanites are being discovered. The work is hastening.
This is lovely to hear!
What about the Great Serpent mound? Is that site included?
Is the golf course still open for public games
WOW! That is a place we (in California) will be going to in the next couple years. Amazing!
Moundville Alabama was thought to be built of the deceased. University of Alabama has been in charge for years, and thankfully dispelled that.
It's brilliant to see Native American cultures given due appreciation.
There are mounds in Chillicothe, Ohio, too. I have Hopwell arrow heads I've found on our farm in northwest Ohio. I also have found spear, perform, and other Native American artifacts on our farm.
Cahokia Illinois is worth a trip. I've been a few times including in school. I love it out there. St Louis used to have Mound City. But those mounds were destroyed which just hurts my heart.
that's so cool!
bruh they turned into golf course obstacles only in ohio 💀💀☠
We have burial mounds in Texas.
Cahokia mounds
I know about the serpent mound in Ohio.Their are mounds in my home state of WV also.Up and down the Ohio River are sites
There are some of these in Columbus Ohio also - one in a neighborhood off Olentangy River Rd - and one on Dublin Rd - I knew nothing about them when I moved here - but was told about them by new friends from Columbus - very interesting story
Ive grown up in the Miami Valley area and the mounds are beautiful. I remember taking field trips to them and climbing the somber burial hills. Theres many more than the ones recognized here. Theres many stone structures in the New England area that the Indians even recognized as ancient. They told settlers they were there before they had arrived.
wonderful history for us all in the USA.
Jerusalem: Bible
Mecca: Koran
Hopewell Mounds: Book of Mormon
A Mormon just believes.
@@evm5409 let him who hath an ear hear. Let him who hath an eye see.
This is really cool, I remember learning about this as a kid in elementary school. It's a special place
I have visited the Town Creek mounds in NC, and it is so interesting to see what they did there.
Mounds are all over Ohio. I'm glad they're getting recognized.
I hope they build a museum near the mounds so that I don't have to 'immerse myself in the grandeur'. A site without a structure is just a foundation. This needs more to keep it interesting and not be just a curiosity.
There's a small museum near Chillicothe. Otherwise, well, we're talking about acres and acres of geometric shapes -- they're not going to be able to enclose even a small part.
I would avoid the Hopewell works site, despite it being the source of the name given to the culture. It has been completely plowed flat, and no attempts at reconstruction have been done.
Excellent report. I plan to visit these sacred mounds next year. I think there are two compelling stories involving the Springwells Mound Group in the Delray area of southwest Detroit. Story 1: All of these Native American mounds have been leveled except one - The Fort Wayne Mound, in the area where the Springwells Treaty was signed by the Potawatomi people’s and other tribes. The Great Mound of the River Rouge was the largest mound of the group just west of Fort Wayne and now pthe site of the Gordie Howe International bridge under construction. There is NOTHING currently where that sacred mound was. Story 2: The Delray area was a thriving ethnic community in the 1930s. It is now a wasteland. In 1947 the Detroit Planning Commission zoned the entire area as a “vast industrial zone” even though it had a large residential area and many businesses. Today people still live there, but it is mostly vacant lots with piles of garbage. Fortunately the Hopewell Mounds are protected. Delray and it’s burial mounds have been forgotten.
Thanks for saving the sacred heritage site, thanks Missouri, Hopi tribe, thanks for history rebuild
0:01 rad brown chelsea boots.
Also, glad they're trying to preserve more of Native American culture.
They’ve discovered mound building here in the Finger Lakes region of New York. They were built on the Bluff on Keuka Lake near Penn Yan. Fascinating!
I have been aware of the Hopewell site for years, but know little about it. Growing up in Illinois, I was much more familiar with the Cahokia Mounds, another UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Same.
dad took us to Ft. Ancient in the 60's!!!!! Serpent Mound too.....
Congratulations. That is a meaningful thing to have gotten done.
As an Ohioan, I agree the golf course should go.
Visited some of these as a kid growing up in the Dayton area.
Miamisburg Mound was close by.
Ohio needed a dub fr. This is sick
Ohio has always been the brunt of jokes, but maybe there’s more significance to Ohio than we will ever truly understand. *Quite remarkable* 👏🏻
I live in Ohio it's about time❤.
The Angel Mounds site, just outside Evansville, Indiana is also another great example. Indiana University's archaeology department has been vital in researching the native culture that once called the area home.
In my town, development bulldozed three of our five mounds. Only two in a tiny park remain. Those folks in Ohio are lucky.
"It's like having Mecca and Jerusalem but not having the Quran and the Bible to fill in these details" .... yea we do that have that book it called THE BOOK OF MORMON!!!!
These are in a lot of different states. It’s a shame how many of these were destroyed in the early 1900s. Some are still being destroyed.
Thanks robbiejohn. We’re southeast of Lewiston in the middle of The Finger Lakes.
Protect Indigenous and sacred sites and Land Back!
This is great news. I've grown up in Ohio and just assumed that everyone knew about these. I'm glad to see them get the recognition they deserve.
Another mound mystery is the Mima Mounds, in Thurston County near Olympia, Wa.
Thought to be formed from ice age glacial cavitation, with no inherent design or purpose in their layout. Maybe soon someone can eventually bring undisputable answers to these fantastic formations.
Thanks for the tidbit. I wasn't sure if mound building had extended to the Pacific NW and need to look that site up. I'm quite familiar with the mounds and sites in the East and especially Southeast (I'm also a descendant of the Mississippian culture) and have worked at digs on a few mound-related sites.
I would guess that Ohio was a northeastern meeting ground for the same reason the state is an overland transportation corridor squeezed to the north by the Great Lakes and to the east by the Appalachian mountains.
actually a great area to live before the horse came. rich ground with a variety of plant life and game. little creeks everywhere.
It’s about time Ohio..... ♥️
It would be interesting to see lidar images of these sites.
The golf course is beyond insulting
There are mounds in Grand Rapids, MI but I haven’t been able to find them since they built a highway and natural gas pumps around the site 😢
Fascinating. That country club is disgusting. Not the way to treat and honor a sacred place. A travesty.
There is (Or was) some obscure mounds in the Chicago area that are pretty much worn out or built up to the point of no recognition. Sucks we as humans didn't have the foresight to preserve things.
About time.
Cahokia needs to be recognized.
There are hundreds of these along the Mississippi River, not just 8.
A common reason as to why this location is along the Mississippi River Valley that spans multiple states.
It’s sad to see that only 8 are in the UNESCO, when there are hundreds.
Also called the Mississippi Mound Builders and not just “hopewell mounds”
Possibly older than the guy being interviewed suggested.
huh? Ohio River Valley
@@EB-kw4nd Different cultures and time periods... the Mississippian culture was distinct and later than Hopewell. We (archaeologists) can tell the difference through differences in the artifacts and so on. The Hopewell influence has been identified over a vast area (ditto for Mississippian).
I have been to some of these sites back in the 50's and 60's. Born in Cleveland, my parents would load all 5 of us kids in the car for a Sunday drive, sometimes we would visit the earthen works. Family fun.❤
Fantastic news ❤
1:58 and instead it holds a golf course. Better than a building but still disappointing.
I'm from Madison WI. People who looked like me used to dig these mounds up, to destory and defile them, but also to steal artifacts. Glad to see 21st century Americans finally seeing the light.
Ohio history is required in Ohio middle school, where you learn about the "Indian Mounds"...
and my dad took us there too
I'm glad this site is not like Stonehenge. It would be overrun with tourists.
The native americans played golf there too for all we know.
Any near Poland, OH?
My Mom is Native, I remember when I went there on a field trip to the mounds, all the kids went to stand on the mound for a picture, my Mom forbid me from standing on it though because it was a sacred place.
What about Cahokia in Illinois? It was the biggest city in the world at one point and has the same earth mounds, sun dials, etc.
It already is a UNESCO site