The Ohio Hanukkiah Mound was a mound believed to be in the shape of a menorah and oil lamp, located near the Little Miami River in Milford, Ohio. Its origins are typically attributed to the Hopewell culture.[1][2]
Discovery
In 1803, William Lytle II was a surveyor in Clermont County, Ohio, and first recorded the mound in one of his maps.[3] The mound was further recorded in 1811, in Observations on the Climate in Different Parts of America by Hugh Williamson, and in 1834 by Maj. Isaac Roberdeau.[1]
Ohio Hanukkiah Mound is located within East Fork State Park, Indian Mound Shelter & Picnic Area, Bethel OH. (GPS antipodes ... 39.012285 -84.133440 ... -39.012285 95.866560)
Site description
The East Fork Earthwork is a Native American Earthwork and is attributed to the Middle woodland Hopewell culture, from about 100 BC to 500 AD. Its location is on the east fork of the Little Miami River in Clermont County, Ohio. The "Hanukkiah" mound has been described as having a 9-branched section resembling a menorah, surrounded by an oil lamp. Each branch was noted to have been 66 feet apart, and the base of the mound being 902 feet long.[1] Some academics have identified the site as a bird effigy.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c McCulloch, J. Huston (19 August 2006). "Ohio's East Fork or "Hanukkiah" Earthworks". www.asc.ohio-state.edu. Ohio State University. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ McCulloch, J. Huston. "Ohio's "Hanukkah Mound"" (PDF). Ancient American. 2 (14): 28–37. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Wallace, Anthony F.C. (1999). Jefferson and the Indians: The Tragic Fate of the First Americans. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 139. ISBN 9780674000667.
- ^ Little, Greg (2016). "Archaeotrek: Milford Earthworks, Ohio". www.apmagazine.info. Alternate Publishing. Retrieved 11 December 2018.