Indian Mounds of the Middle Ohio Valley: A Guide to Mounds and Earthworks of the Adena, Hopewell, and Late Woodland People (McDonald & Woodward Guide to the American Landscape.) Paperback – March 1, 2002

I am thoroughly enjoying Indian Mounds of the Middle Ohio Valley. As an avid field advocational archaeologist, I have found this book to be a useful guide and reference for the remaining Adena and Hopewell sites that have survived years of neglect and urban development. The site descriptions provide an excellent view of these important earthworks and burial mounds as they appeared when first surveyed. Eventhough most of these sites no longer exist in their ancient and majestic geometric forms, the books does provide a thorough history of each site and how they have changed over the millenium. I have used this book as a guide to find many of these sites and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the prehistory of the Middle Ohio Valley.

"Indian Mounds of the Middle Ohio Valley..." is a wonderful introduction for finding and appreciating our unique ancient Ohio history. Not only does this book give good background historical information, but Susan Woodward gives specific directions and maps to actually locate and visit these ancient sites. Susan gives a brief description about the peoples who lived at each of the places she describes and helpful information as to what to expect at each of the historical sites she lists in her book. We are so blessed to have these ancient historical sites so close to us and now we know how to find them!

We spent a few days hunting down the mounds in Southern Ohio. We used this book as a guide and carefully mapped out the sites we thought we could fit into our time frame. The book is filled with great information and served as a valuable reference. The State and Federal Park sites are the best maintained and offer on-site information. At several of the sites, the mounds were downplayed by other monuments or historical reference. And of course, a golf course adorns one of the mound formations. The good news is they left the mounds and didn't plow them away. Great Book, we will probably use it again to research other sites.

Arrived quickly. Great gift for my history buff.

This was a great book and it was in great condition. I received it on time and I used it in my class, it was a good resource.

Fills out niche history.

An Amazon Verified Purchase. Bought this for my Daughter & her family in Colorado. She loved the Guide and we plan to spend a week in July exploring the mounds

very good

この本は、日本では、あまり知られていないオハイオ州のマウンド遺跡について網羅している本です。オハイオ州は、前1000年から前300年ごろ北米東部で栄えたアデナ文化、前300年から後500年頃まで繁栄したホープウエル文化の中心地でした。アメリカの暫定遺産（世界遺産候補）のマウンド＝シティ、巨大な蛇の形で有名なサーペント＝マウンドを始めとしてオハイオ州の小さなマウンド遺跡まで網羅しています。　ホープウェル文化のマウンドは、円形、楕円形のみならず、日本では見られないエフィジー＝マウンド（形象墳）といって、蛇、鳥、亀、熊などを象ったものまであるのが特徴です。近くに博物館や資料館のある遺跡もあり、各遺跡ごとにマウンド遺跡の実測図、写真のみならず、アクセス手段まで書いてあって、思わずオハイオ州の「古墳」めぐりをしたくなってしまう本です。