The Spruce Run Earthworks is an
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...
located in the central part of the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, in
Delaware County. It is believed to have been built by the
Adena culture
The Adena culture was a Pre-Columbian Native American culture that existed from 500 BCE to 100 CE, in a time known as the Early Woodland period. The Adena culture refers to what were probably a number of related Native American societies sharing ...
.
See also
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Highbanks Metropolitan Park Mounds I and II
The Highbanks Metropolitan Park Mounds I and II (also known as the ''Muma Mound'' and the ''Orchard Mound'' or the ''Selvey Mound'') are two archaeological sites located within Highbanks Metro Park in Central Ohio in the United States. The park ...
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Highbank Park Works
The Highbank Park Works (also known as the ''Orange Township Works'') is a complex of earthworks and a potential archaeological site located within Highbanks Metro Park in Central Ohio in the United States. The park is in southernmost Delaware ...
References
External links
Adena culture
Archaeological sites in Ohio
National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Ohio
Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Woodland period
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