Harness Mound photograph
Title |
Harness Mound photograph |
Subject |
Ross County (Ohio) Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio American Indians--Archaeology Archaeology--United States--History |
Time Period |
1900s |
Place |
Ross County (Ohio) |
Description |
Photograph taken during the excavation of Edwin Harness Mound in Ross County, Ohio, ca. 1903-1905. Reverse reads, "Harness Mound, Ross County. View directly to the north showing around side and ends." The Edwin Harness Mound site was part of the Liberty Works, a ceremonial center of the Hopewell culture (100 BC – AD 500) located in Ross County. The Harness Mound was a large oval structure 160 feet long by 90 feet wide and 20 feet high. Harness Mound was explored by generations of archaeologists beginning around 1840, and early excavations uncovered copper plates, platform pipes, copper ear spools, shell beads, flint knives, and remnants of textiles. Warren K. Moorehead excavated the southern portion of the mound in 1897 for the Ohio Historical Society. Moorehead explored the mound by excavating an extensive series of tunnels following lines of burials in small, domed chambers. William C. Mills conducted further excavations for the Ohio Historical Society between 1903 and 1907, and deter |
Date of Original |
ca. 1903-1905 |
Collection |
Ohio History Connection Archaeology Photograph Collection |
Source |
AV 17, Box 2, Folder 4, Envelope 4. Image 780-2 |
Format |
Picture Black-and-white photographs |
Extent |
5 in x 7 in. |
Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type |
StillImage |
File Name |
AV17_B02F04e04_02_1.tif |
Image Height |
3073 |
Image Width |
4275 |
File Size |
39432916 Bytes |
Date created |
2014-01-15 |
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