Aerial Photo of the Giant's Henge In Chillicothe, Ohio

Situated on the North Fork of Paint Creek this Giant's Henge is one of the best-preserved in Ohio. Its size is likely 210 feet in diameter the same size as another group called the Junction Works located less than a mile to the south. To see an additional 121 burial mound and earthwork sites in Ohio https://adenahopewellmoundbuildersohiovalley.blogspot.com/2020/07/121-indian-burial-mounds-photographed.html

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Mound City Earthwork and Burial Complex in Chillicothe, Ohio

 Mound City Earthwork and Burial Complex in Chillicothe, Ohio

Map of the Mound City, Mound and Earthwork Complex

Early photo shows how large the earthen wall of the enclosure was originally

Photo of the burial mounds inside the enclosure before being excavated by the Ohio Historical Society.

Excavation of one of the mounds revealed  a skeleton that rested on a bed of mica tablets.

Another one of the burial mounds at Mound City being hacked into by the Ohio Historical Society

Severla Pipes that were removed from the burial mounds. Many of the artifacts from Mound City were sold to museums in England.

Mound City was only partially restored by the Ohio Historical Society. The earthen wall that surrounded the burial mounds is only a slight burm of earth. None of the burial mounds were restored to their orignal height and size.

The Story Burial Mound in Chillicothe, Ohio - Another Half Assed Restoration by the Ohio Historical Society.

The Story Burial Mound in Chillicothe, Ohio - Another Half Assed Restoration by the Ohio Historical Society.

This is what the Story mound looked like prior to being excavated by the Ohio Historical Society.  Like Mound City, the definition of "restored" by the Ohio Historical Society is to haphazardly throw dirt back into a hill and call it, 'good enough.'

The Story's mound just within the fair ground enclosure. It is twenty—five feet high and two hundred foot base. Several large trees grow upon its summit. There is a_ slight ridge or elevation of pure white sand upon which the tumulus is built. Excavations in the sand to a depth of six feet revealed nothing and it was therefore concluded to be of natural origin.

This is what the Story Mound looks like, after the Ohio Historical Society "restored" it.  In front of the person standing are the original contours of the mound.  Behind him is the dirt that was just thrown up into a hill. As a rule, if the Ohio Historical Society maintains a mound or earthwork site, it will not be mowed or visible in the summer months.

This is what the Story Mound looks like today. The original contours are easily seen. As you can see from the snow on the mound, the best time to travel to the mound sites is in the winter when the mounds and earthworks are not covered in undergrowth.

Chillicothe, Ohio's Largest Burial Mound

Chillicothe, Ohio's Largest Burial Mounds is Hidden From the Public

Going to Ohio to visit the ancient burial mounds and earthworks? Just know, many of the largest burial mound locations are kept secret by the Ohio Historical Society. These mounds are listed as "address restricted." It is YOU that they are restricting from knowing where they are. Since the publication of "The Nephilim Chronicles: A Travel Guide to the Ancient Ruins in the Ohio Valley," these restrictions have been lifted, with direction to ALL of Ohio's ancient sites provided. For a sneak peek of 32 of the largest burial mounds in Ohio (25 are Address Restricted) follow this link 

One of Ohio's largest burial mounds is located to the north of Chillicothe, Ohio.

    
Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol. VII, 1900
   The Austin Brown mound is one of the largest in the state. 'It stands thirty—eight feet high having a base of one hundred and sixty—five feet and is located near Brown Chapel in Scioto township (Ross County). It lies upon the second terrace of the Scioto and is made up of a rich, brown clay containing not a pebble or stone. “We went up the side thirty-four feet from the edge and sunk a shaft on the east side. It was ten feet down to the baseline at this point. We then started a large tunnel and worked in under from this point. We soon struck quantities of rotten timbers or logs and a heavy decay line. We found a fine rotary arrowhead. There were many soft spots of black earth. Twenty feet from the mouth of the tunnel we struck a log ten inches in diameter running north and south. “From indications, I think that at the time of building this mound they felled the trees and covered them up without clearing. “We sent several 'side tunnels. When the main tunnel passed the

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20 Colors of Sand Used In a Chillicothe, Ohio's, Largest Burial Mound.

20 Colors of Sand Used In a Chillicothe, Ohio Largest Burial Mound.
The Ancient King Was Wrapped Like an Egyptian Mummy

Sand Painting was found along with a skeleton that had been wrapped in cloth, like a mummy in this large Adena burial mound that was destroyed by the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society.

    The Miller or Carriage Factory mound stands thirty-five feet high and has a diameter at the base of two hundred and twenty-five feet. It has retained its form exceedingly well until within the last five years, during which people have hauled away earth. The west side, at the point of removal, stands about fifteen feet in perpendicular height, and from the edge of the mound to this wall or face it must be nearly fifty-five feet. “On the base line was a streak of decayed wood several inches thick and showing high colors. This seemed to have been pretty generally placed over the base of the mound. Between the center and south tunnel (these were started on the west side and therefore headed east, but we speak of the tunnel to the left of the main one as north, and the other as south tunnels)’ I found casts of poles two to three inches in diameter in the form of a pen or hut. These casts plainly retained the stamp of the bark and showed the knot holes of the saplings. The soil of the base line was now very black, and immediately above it was the heavy line of decayed wood and then the streaked or diamond shaped deposits or dumps of earth. 

Over 20 shades of colored sand were used to cover the wooden hut or tomb of the burial mound.


    I counted about 20 shades of these. There were a few spots of gravel among them. The darkest spots were near the bottom and the lighter ones toward the top. On the whole the mound was of sandy soil and very hard, making digging slow.  We found in the south tunnel, fifteen feet in, a rough sandstone disc. It lay in the decayed wood line. All the, way this peculiar line ran nearly level. Even by candle light we could make out the different colors. “Wednesday, May 12. We pushed the tunnels very rapidly today. Side tunnels were dug. The decay line is very heavy and we can take out large pieces showing eight to ten streaks or different colors. (Figure VII, No. II, shows the base line and streaks in same.) At noon today we struck a place wherein was soft, black earth. After digging into it about a foot we struck the skull of a skeleton, twenty-five feet from the mouth of the north tunnel. Its skull was badly decayed, but upon close examination the pieces of skull were found to be covered with a thin bark like fibre.  Around the next were bone beads and from the shoulder of the left arm to the hand were three or four strings of shell beads numbering over two hundred and made from a kind of small ocean shell. (Figure VII, Nos. 9 and I0 show the beads from this skeleton.) There were bits of the string yet remaining in some of them. Several pieces of mica and several bits of limestone also lay near the remains. The skeleton was headed north, lying upon its back. Around it were evidences of thin wood or bark. Most of the bark and wood lay in a longitudinal direction with the skeleton. This body was wrapped or dressed in some woven fabric of fibre-like consistency next to the skin, for some parts of the skeleton could be lifted up and to them would yet adhere the woven fabric. “Then came a most peculiar thing. There was bandaging of some sort of bark like birch about the body and legs. It extended in many directions like mummy wrapping. The beads and body seemed to be coated with a peculiar plaster cast, very white and to the depth of one-half to three—fourths of an inch. Several of the long bones, humerus, femur and clavicle were taken out whole, while others were fairly preserved. We found some mica fragments around the skeleton. This skeleton lay upon the baseline and there was no evidence of fire about it. No charcoal was discovered. There were no other relics near it.  
    The varied earths, of all colors, have a special significance. It is not to be supposed that these varied shades resulted from a haphazard gathering of earth from about the base of the mound. There are no soils near‘ its base presenting such diversity of colors. There can be but one explanation: that both in the case of Mound No. 43 (opened in 1889) and this one just described, the selection of these “dumps” was intentional. Sand painting is common in the southwest among the Pueblos, to some extent among the Navajos, also in portions of Asia. The brightest colors are used and the designs, executed upon a flat surface, are complicated and symbolic in character. These dumps may not be classed as “paintings,” but that they have some peculiar relation to the mounds themselves, I am convinced. The grouping of various shades so that the contrasts are quite apparent—red next to black or yellow next to grey, or brown next to white—is evidence of the purpose. Instead of stratification, or of altars, or of treasured possessions exhibiting rare material from a distance, or high artistic aptitude in execution are all absent.
   Whether these earths were artificially colored, whether they were brought from a distance of several miles cannot be ascertained. But that they were selected with special reference to their shades is indisputable. Time and pains were both necessary to construct this tumulus. Along with No. 43—some few hundred yards northwest — it stands as unique and peculiar. It is a part of that strange culture of the lower Scioto—a culture which was higher than elsewhere in the Ohio Valley—a culture of great antiquity and possibly one which was affected by southern influences. The fibre covered and wrapped skeleton presents a condition not observed elsewhere so far as I am aware. Skeletons wrapped in coarse cloth, copper wrapped in cloth, have been frequently described. Both the bark and the cloth of fibre should be care fully studied. The weaving of the cloth and the material of which it is composed, the nature of the bark—these are points to be determined in the future.

2000 Year Old Earthen Sun Temple Discovered in a Backyard in Chillicothe, Ohio

Another 2000 Year Old Earthen Sun Temple Discovered in Chillicothe, Ohio

 It is hard to believe that the ancient earthworks in Chillicothe, Ohio have not been searched out and documented by archaeologists.  My mound and earthwork survey of Ross County, is incomplete, but has revealed that there are still remnants of earthworks that can still be found within the city.

A group of four henges  that were diagrammed in "Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley" in 1848. The gateways to three of the henges are  aligned to the Equinox sunrise. 

    The circular embankment of the earthen henge can still be seen in this back yard overlooking Water Stree below.  This henge would have been the Henge depicted at the top of the above diagram with the gateway facing to the south.

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The Adena Mound in Chillicothe, Ohio-Destroyed

The Adena Mound in Chillicothe, Ohio-Destroyed

The Adena mound, so named by Governor Worthington, and 
owned by his estate until a few years ago, was thoroughly exam- 
ined by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society 
under the direction of its curator during the summer of 1901. 
The mound is located on miles from the northwestern part of 
the city of Chillicothe, in the valley of the Scioto River. Stand- 
ing upon the summit of this mound one could see, looking di- 
rectly to the north, the noted Mound City so named by Squier 
and Davis, and examined by them in 1846; looking to the south 
the Chillicothe group of mounds could be seen, which were ex- 
amined by Fowke, Moorehead and others ; directly to the east 
could be seen the Scioto River, and to the west is the large hill 
upon which is located tlie mansion called Adena, which was the 
home of Governor Worthington. 

The destruction has begun of one of Ohio's largest Adena burial mounds.

Near the mound, and at the foot of this hill, is Lake Ellensmere, which played a very important part in the construction of this mound. In 1798, when Governor 
Worthington came to Ohio, he purchased the land upon which 
this mound was located, and it has since been owned by the heirs 
until a few years ago, when it was sold to Mr. Joseph Froehlich, 
consequently the mound had been preserved for more than 100 
years. In the course of time the present owner found that it 
was quite an expense to keep this mound in a good condition, 
and as it occupied a large tract of fine alluvial bottom land, which 
was valuable for agricultural purposes, he decided upon its com- 
plete removal. On the 21st of June a contract was entered into with 
Mr. Froehlich to remove this mound, the greater part of the soil 
of which it was composed to be placed in a cut made by the B. & 
O. Railroad, which is perhaps fifty yards away. The mound, at 
the time work began, was 26 feet high measuring from the south 
side, 26 feet 9 inches measuring from the north side, with a cir- 
cumference of 445 feet.

A total of 33 skeletons was removed from the mound, 21 occurring in the first period, or the original mound, and 12 in the second period. 

Early Description of Mound City in Chillocthe, Ohio

Early Description of Mound City in Chillocthe, Ohio

American Anthropologist 1922

Their summary description of the group, from Ancient Monu- 
ments of the Mississippi Valley (Smithsonian Institution, 1848) 
is as follows: 

Situated on the left bank of the Scioto River, four miles north of the 
town of Chillicothe. The enclosure, designated from the great number of 
mounds within its walls, "Mound City,** is in many respects the most 
remarkable in the Scioto Valley. Through the generous kindness of Henry 
Shriver, Esq., upon whose estate it is situated, the mounds were all permitted 
to be investigated; and the work will, in consequence, be often referred to 
in the course of this volume, particularly when we come to speak 
of "mounds.*' 

Early photo of the burial mounds at Mound City before they were levelled. The reconstructed mounds today are only a fraction of their original size.

In outline it is nearly square, with rounded angles, and consists of a 
simple embankment, between three and four feet high, unaccompanied by 
a ditch. Its site is the beautiful level of the second terrace, and it is still 
covered with the primitive forest. 

The first and most striking feature in connection with this work is the 
unusual number of mounds which it contains. There are no less than twenty- 
four within its walls. All of these, as above observed, have been excavated, 
and the principal ones found to contain altars and other remains, which put 
it beyond question that they were places of sacrifice^ or of superstitious 
origin. 

These mounds seem placed generally without design in respect to each 
other, although there is a manifest dependence between those composing 
the central group, and between those numbered 4 and 5 and 12 and 13. 
From the principal mound numbered 7 in the plan, after the fall of the 
leaves, a full view of every part of the work and of its enclosed mounds is 
commanded. This mound is seventeen feet high with a broad base nearly 
one hundred feet in diameter. The long mound. No. 3, is one hundred and 
forty feet long by eighty wide at the base, and ten feet in average height. 
Broad and deep pits, from which the earth for the construction of the mounds 
was taken, surround the work. 

Recent Aspects or the Group 

At the time of the final exploration of Mound City, described 
in this report, the entire site was occupied by the United States 
army cantonment, Camp Sherman. Fig. 28 gives a view of it 
before this change had taken place. Incident to the construction 
of this great camp, the grading of streets and drilling-grounds and 
the erection of barracks and other buildings resulted in unavoid- 
able disturbance of the group. In a number of instances mounds 
were completely removed, the earth composing them being used 
for grading and filling and any specimens they may have con- 
tained thus lost, or scattered among workmen. Others of the 
mounds fared less disastrously, being disturbed in part only, 
while one at least — the great central mound of the group — 
suffered no damage whatever. 

Of the total of twenty-four mounds recorded by Squier and 
Davis, in the above description, only twelve — one-half the 
original number — could be located or identified by the present 
survey. Several of the smaller ones, it is known, had completely 
disappeared under many years of cultivation of the land, while 
the remainder had been obliterated in the construction of the 
cantonment. What these mounds may have contained in the 




Fig. 28.— View of Mound City Group before it was taken over by the U. S. 
Government. 

way of material evidence of their builders will never be known, 
and the only record of their existence is that of Squier and Davis. 
Mounds of which no trace remained are those numbered on their 
map as follows: 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, and 22. 

The condition of the mounds remaining for final exploration 
was as follows: Mound No. 2, practically one-half entirely obliter- 
ated, the remaining portion being graded off to within 6 inches of 
its base; No. 3, the elongate mound of the central unit, disturbed 
by extensive ramifications of the camp plumbing system; Mound 
No. 7, intact, its removal having been forestalled by special 
intervention of the camp commander, at the solicitation of the 
Museum authorities; Mound No. 8, one-third graded off, to with- 
in a few inches of the base; Mounds Nos. 9 and 12, much dis- 
turbed by trenching for plumbing system; Mound No. 13, a part 
of one side graded off, disturbing the most important burial 
thereof; Mounds 15 and 17, very small structures, more or less 
disturbed by grading; Mound No. 18, about one-half graded 
down, but a considerable depth of soil left above the base; Mound 
No. 21, very low, slightly disturbed; and Mound No. 23, fully 
two-thirds removed, with no trace of floor remaining. 

Archaeologists Corrected on Position of the Liberty Works in Ross County, Ohio

Map from "The Nephilim Chronicles: A Travel Guide to the Ancient Ruins in the Ohio Valley," shows the position of some of the largest geometric earthworks constructed by the Hopewell Sioux in the Ohio Valley. None of these were preserved, even Mound City is a reconstruction.
What little was left has been destroyed by archaeologsts.  The Liberty Works is the last earthwork of the group along the Scioto River.

 Just what the archaeologists have been digging in to the last 30 years at the Liberty Works, south of Chillicothe, in Ross County, Ohio, has alluded them to this day.  The Liberty Works was a large, geometric shaped earthwork that consisted of a large circle, 1720 feet in diameter along with and attached square and circular work. It was constructed between 200 B.C. - 200 A. D. by the Hopewell Sioux.  It was just recently that the archaeologists realized that the Squire and Davis map of the Liberty Works, , done in 1848 and published  in, "Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley." was printed backwards. Recent archaeological appears point out this error, and have now flipped the map into its correct position, or did they?
   For the record this is the correct position of the Liberty works located to the southeast of Chillicothe, Ohio.

The original map of the Liberty Works was done by Squire and Davis is 1848 in "Ancient Monuments of the Ohio Valley."  The plate was published backward, which was undetected until archaeologists corrected the map recently. The dimensions of the works included a small circle that was 800 feet in diameter, a large circle 1720 feet in diameter and a square that was 1080 feet per side.

Picture of the large burial mound within the 1720 foot circle.  

Moorehead and his gang digging and destroying what had been called the Harness Mound

After numerous excavations, archaeologists realized that the road depicted on the Squire and Davis Map was going the wrong direction.  The earthwork is located to the southeast of Chillicothe as the corrected map depicts.  But it is still wrong!

This is the corrected archaeological map of the Liberty Works.  The square work is located southwest of the road.  Why wouldn't the archaeologists use aerials to at least have clue of what they were digging in to???  Such zeal to dig, but so little understanding of what they are digging into.
While there are papers on the  mound, there is nothing about what the earthwork symbolized.
The square represents the Earth Mother.  We know this by the measurement of the sides of 1080 feet and where else this number occurs in the Ohio valley works.  The smaller circle represents the Sun Father.  It is believed from the study of Sioux religion that the large circle represents "The totality of the people."  The diameter of the circle at 1720 feet is also expressed as 215 X 8 = 1720.  The length of 215 occurs at Mounds State Park's vesica shaped earthwork and within a similar shaped work at New Castle Indiana that is also 215 feet.  The vesica pisca shape has been symbolic of the Earth Mother.  The use of the number 8 has been the number interpreted as "new beginning." in nearly all of the ancient religions.
   An interpretation of the symbolism of the earthwork would be the "Rebirth of Mother Nature." There is also Solar deity aspects contained within the lengths and geometric shapes within the Work.

Aerial photo of the Liberty Works clearly shows that the square is on the western side of the road.  I also discovered a "graded " or "sacred via"emanating from the northwest corner of the work,  that was not depicted in Squire and Davis's original survey.  The angle of the "sacred via" appears to be aligned to the Summer Solstice sunset.  The rounded corners on the northwest part of the square are similar to those at the Hopeton works.  The smaller circle is slightly perceptible on the eastern side of the road.

Here is an archaeological investigation of the Liberty Work that was done in 2005. A map is featured on the page that shows the position of three large earthworks along the Scioto, south of the Paint Creek confluence.  The map shown of the Liberty Work is the archaeologists "revised" map.  Still ain't right.  
Who knows how much money was received in grants for this project? Wherever they thought they were digging, they were not.  What ever conclusions were drawn from this are invalid, as are all of the other digs done in the last 40 years by the Ohio Historical Society.  


Link to the Ohio Archaeologists Map and Dig at the Liberty Works

Hopewell Sioux Mound Builders Earthworks Discovered in Chillicothe, Ohio

Ancient American, Sioux Mound Builders Earthworks Discovered in Chillicothe, Ohio

A Hopewell Sioux Earthwork has been discovered in Chillicothe, Ohio.  The earthworks was one of four that were all 250 feet in diameter.  Henges of 250 were generally aligned to the the Equinox sunrise.

Henge group located of a terrace of a hill above Water Street in downtown Chillicothe, Ohio. A thorough  investigation of the city has yet to be done, but it is believed that there are more remnants of earthworks in the City.

Remnant of one of the small 250 foot diameter henges is still visible in this lawn overlooking Water Street.

Another group of Hopewell Sioux henges located in Chillicothe, Ohio that were 250 feet in diameter. This group has not been located, but may still be visible.  Many other works around Chillicothe were also 250 feet.  Certain evidence that the Ancient American Mound Builders were using mathematics to construct the many works in this area.

Article is from "The Nephilim Chronicles: A Travel Guide to the Ancient Ruins in the Ohio Valley."

Adena Henge or Sun Temple is Discovered in Chillicothe, Ohio

 Adena Mound Builders Henge is Discovered in Chillicothe

Adena or Beaker People Henge in England. A "henge" is defined by a circular earthwork with an outer wall and interior ditch that is usually breached by a gateway that is aligned to a solar event. 

   A 2500 year old earthwork called a henge that was an earthen temple dedicated to the Sun god has been located in Chillicothe, Ohio.  Archaeologist at the Hopewell Culture National Park in Chillicothe were clueless of its existence, despite being literally in their back yard.  

   The henge in Chillicothe appears to be the standard size of this type that is 210 feet in diameter and 660 feet in circumference.  The surrounding ditch would have been 30 feet wide.  The best preserved of these henge types is at Mounds State Park.

This is the henge located at Mounds State Park in Anderson, Indiana. The henge at Chillicothe, Ohio is the same size.  Note the burial mound in the center of the middle platform.  At Mounds State Park this henge aligned with the adjoining works to align to the Summer and Winter Solstices.  It was later destroyed by Indiana University archaeologists who were completely ignorant to its importance as a solar marker.

Aerial photo of the Adena Sun Temple Henge in Chillicothe, Ohio.  It appears to be aligned to the Summer Solstice sunrise.  Also note, the dot in the middle of the central platform shows that a burial mound was in the center.  Another Henge was opposite this one, but is only faintly visible.  What appears to be a sacred via is also visible extending from the north portion of the gateway to the henge.

Another  Adena henge group is located in Cambridge City Indiana.  It, like the Adena henge in Chillicothe, Ohio has been plowed for many years.  This henge is the same size as Anderson and presumably Chillicothe.

Despite being plowed for years the Cambridge City, Indiana Adena henge is still visible in this field. It  is presumed that the Adena Henge in Chllicothe will look very similar to this.