Shriver Circle Earthworks

Shriver Circle Earthworks
33 RO 347
Artists conception of the summer solstice sunrise at the Shriver Circle Earthworks
Artists conception of the summer solstice sunrise at the Shriver Circle Earthworks
Shriver Circle Earthworks is located in Ohio
Shriver Circle Earthworks
Location within Ohio today
LocationChillicothe, Ohio US
RegionRoss County, Ohio
Coordinates39°22′3.76″N 83°0′20.41″W / 39.3677111°N 83.0056694°W / 39.3677111; -83.0056694
History
Founded200 BCE
Abandoned500 CE
CulturesOhio Hopewell culture
Site notes
ArchaeologistsSquier and Davis
Architecture
Architectural stylesearthworks
Architectural detailsenclosure, tumulus

The Shriver Circle Earthworks (33 RO 347)[1] are an Ohio Hopewell culture (200 BCE to 500 CE) archaeological site located in Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio. At 1,200 feet (370 m) in diameter the site is one of the largest Hopewell circular enclosures in the state of Ohio.[2]

  1. ^ Burks, Jarrod; Cook, Robert A. (October 2011). "Beyond Squier and Davis : Rediscovering Ohio's earthworks using geophysical remote sensing". American Antiquity. 78 (4). Cambridge University Press: 667–689. JSTOR 41331917.
  2. ^ Burks, Jarrod. "New Results and Updates on Magnetic Surveys at Steel Group and the Shriver Circle, Ross County". Ohio Archaeological Council. Retrieved 2019-05-18.