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The '''Oak Mounds''' is a large prehistoric [[Earthwork (archaeology)|earthwork]] [[mound]], and a smaller mound to the west. They are located outside [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]], in [[Harrison County, West Virginia]]. These mounds have never been totally excavated but they were probably built between 1 and 1000 CE by the [[Hopewell culture]] [[Mound builder (people)|mound builder]]s, prehistoric indigenous peoples of eastern North America. The larger mound is about 12 feet high and 60 feet in diameter. A number of burials of important persons of the culture probably occurred in these mounds.<ref>[http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Oak_Mounds WV EXP]</ref> |
The '''Oak Mounds''' is a large prehistoric [[Earthwork (archaeology)|earthwork]] [[mound]], and a smaller mound to the west. They are located outside [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]], in [[Harrison County, West Virginia]]. These mounds have never been totally excavated but they were probably built between 1 and 1000 CE by the [[Hopewell culture]] [[Mound builder (people)|mound builder]]s, prehistoric indigenous peoples of eastern North America. The larger mound is about 12 feet high and 60 feet in diameter. A number of burials of important persons of the culture probably occurred in these mounds.<ref>[http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Oak_Mounds WV EXP]</ref> |
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==Historical Marker== |
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==Site== |
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An incorrectly worded historical marker sign is located on [[West Virginia Route 98]] near the Veterans Administration Hospital. The sign errounously states the direction the mounds are relative to the sign itself, however the mounds are actually to the west, on the far side of the West Fork River, and not "Directly to the east..." The sign's entire inscription reads: "Oak Mounds - Directly to the east are two earthen, domed burial mounds. The larger mound is some sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet high. Excavations in 1969 revealed flint tools, pottery shards and skeletal remains of two individuals. Site dates to about 100 BC, late [[Woodland Period]]."<ref>[http://www.wvpics.com/harrisoninfosigns.htm WV Historical sign list]</ref> |
An incorrectly worded historical marker sign is located on [[West Virginia Route 98]] near the Veterans Administration Hospital. The sign errounously states the direction the mounds are relative to the sign itself, however the mounds are actually to the west, on the far side of the West Fork River, and not "Directly to the east..." The sign's entire inscription reads: "Oak Mounds - Directly to the east are two earthen, domed burial mounds. The larger mound is some sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet high. Excavations in 1969 revealed flint tools, pottery shards and skeletal remains of two individuals. Site dates to about 100 BC, late [[Woodland Period]]."<ref>[http://www.wvpics.com/harrisoninfosigns.htm WV Historical sign list]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:42, 20 December 2023
The Oak Mounds is a large prehistoric earthwork mound, and a smaller mound to the west. They are located outside Clarksburg, in Harrison County, West Virginia. These mounds have never been totally excavated but they were probably built between 1 and 1000 CE by the Hopewell culture mound builders, prehistoric indigenous peoples of eastern North America. The larger mound is about 12 feet high and 60 feet in diameter. A number of burials of important persons of the culture probably occurred in these mounds.[1]
Historical Marker
An incorrectly worded historical marker sign is located on West Virginia Route 98 near the Veterans Administration Hospital. The sign errounously states the direction the mounds are relative to the sign itself, however the mounds are actually to the west, on the far side of the West Fork River, and not "Directly to the east..." The sign's entire inscription reads: "Oak Mounds - Directly to the east are two earthen, domed burial mounds. The larger mound is some sixty feet in diameter and twelve feet high. Excavations in 1969 revealed flint tools, pottery shards and skeletal remains of two individuals. Site dates to about 100 BC, late Woodland Period."[2]
See also
- Mound
- Mound builder (people)
- Effigy mound
- Earthwork (archaeology)
- Tumulus - burial mound
- List of Hopewell sites
References
39°15′48″N 80°21′56″W / 39.26334°N 80.36556°W
