Seip Mound

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Seip Mound is a large prehistoric burial mound built by the Hopewell culture in present-day Ohio, notable for its elaborate construction and archaeological significance.

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Seip Mound canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
prehistoric burial mound
associatedWith Hopewell exchange network
linked to: Hopewell tradition

Hopewell tradition
builtBy Hopewell people
linked to: Hopewell tradition
category Hopewell culture sites
linked to: Hopewell tradition

Mounds in Ohio
constructionType earthen mound
contains Hopewell artifacts
exotic trade items
grave goods
human burials
country United States
county Ross County
culture Hopewell culture
linked to: Hopewell tradition
discoveredBy Euro-American archaeologists in the 19th century
era pre-Columbian North America
excavatedBy archaeologists
function burial site
ceremonial center
hasFeature associated earthworks
enclosing geometric earthwork
large central burial mound
heritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Register of Historic Places site
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
locatedIn Ohio
Ross County, Ohio
Scioto River valley region
United States
managedBy National Park Service
material earth
near Bainbridge, Ohio
notableFor complex mortuary practices
elaborate construction
large scale of earthworks
openToPublic true
operator National Park Service
partOf Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell ceremonial landscape in the Scioto River valley
Seip Earthworks
researchField North American prehistory
archaeology
significance important source of Hopewell archaeological data
major Hopewell ceremonial complex
state Ohio
timePeriod Middle Woodland period

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seip Earthworks hasPart Seip Mound
Paint Creek Valley containsSite Seip Mound