Hodgen's Cemetery Mound
Hodgen's Cemetery Mound | |
 Eastern side of the mound | |
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| Location | In Hodgen's Cemetery,[2] off Walden Avenue[3] |
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| Nearest city | Tiltonsville |
| Coordinates | 40°10′28″N 80°41′41″W / 40.17444°N 80.69472°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001443[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 25, 1975 |
The Hodgen's Cemetery Mound is a
During the nineteenth century, white residents of the village of Tiltonsville founded a
skull with evidence of artificial cranial deformation. This practice was common among the prehistoric Adena culture; consequently, the bones allowed archaeologists to determine that the hill was a burial mound built by the Adena,[4] who are believed to have inhabited the area at some point between 500 BC and AD 500.[5]
Although the Hodgen's Cemetery Mound has never been
excavated, it is a significant archaeological site — disproportionately large numbers of Adena burials with cranial deformation were societal élites who were typically buried with significant grave goods, and the intact state of the mound means that its original contents are likely to remain in their place.[4] The mound has been disturbed by the digging of modern graves into its southwestern side,[2] but the graves have not deformed the mound's general conical shape significantly.[4]
In 1975, the Hodgen's Cemetery Mound was listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[1] qualifying because of its archaeological value in the local area.[5] It is one of two Jefferson County archaeological sites on the Register, along with the Speedway Mound in nearby Rayland.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Cemetery Being Restored, Herald-Star, 2009-05-27. Accessed 2011-04-13.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hodgen's Cemetery Mound
- ^ a b c d Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 800.
- ^ Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2011-04-13.
External links
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