A reception will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m.
The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks were designed and built by ancient Indigenous American Indians 2,000 years ago. This monumental earthen architecture incorporates a deep knowledge of geometry and astronomy as well as the properties of local soils. Southern Ohio was the center of this ancient civilization whose influence extended across much of North America.
About Brad Lepper:
Brad Lepper is the Senior Curator of Archaeology for the Ohio History Connection’s World Heritage Program. Brad received his Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico and both his Masters and PhD degrees from the Ohio State University. He has investigated ancient Indigenous sites in the mountains of Montana and the forests of Maine, but the bulk of his career has been in Ohio working for the Ohio History Connection. He is the principal author of Ohio Archaeology: an illustrated chronicle of Ohio's ancient American Indian cultures, published by Orange Frazer Press, Wilmington, Ohio. It was awarded the Society for American Archaeology’s Public Audience Book Award in 2007.
Sponsored by The Ohio History Connection and The Ohio State University Department of History Clio Society