Marietta Earthworks

Marietta Earthworks
Drawing of Marietta Earthworks
Marietta Earthworks is located in Ohio
Marietta Earthworks
Location within Ohio
LocationWashington County, Ohio USA
RegionWashington County, Ohio
Coordinates39°25′12″N 81°27′7″W / 39.42000°N 81.45194°W / 39.42000; -81.45194
History
Founded100 BCE
Abandoned500 CE
CulturesOhio Hopewell
Architecture
Architectural stylesPlatform mounds, burial mound, enclosuress,

The Marietta Earthworks is an archaeological site located at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers in Washington County, Ohio, United States. Most of this Hopewellian complex of earthworks is now covered by the modern city of Marietta. Archaeologists have dated the ceremonial site's construction to approximately 100 BCE to 500 CE.