The Shawnee Lookout Archeological District is a

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in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of

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. Located southwest of

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in Hamilton County's Miami Township, the district is composed of forty-six

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s spread out over an area of . Thirty-four of these sites are located in the Shawnee Lookout Park, which has been called one of the most beautiful parks in southwestern Ohio.Owen, Lorrie K., ed. ''Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places''. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 666-667. The combination of river bottoms and wooded hillsides in Shawnee Lookout made it a highly attractive site for prehistoric settlement. As a result, the lands included in the district have a long record of aboriginal residency: artifacts found in the district's sites span a range of ten thousand years. These artifacts represent many cultures, including various

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peoples, the Hopewell tradition, and other

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peoples., Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-06-16. Among the artifacts found at one of the sites are a wide range of biological remains, such as bird bones, fish bones, walnuts, turtle shells, and deer bones. In recognition of the archaeological value of the sites composing the district, Shawnee Lookout was listed on the

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in 1974.

References

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