tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post9039420840500431261..comments2023-09-15T08:48:49.716-04:00Comments on Cleveland Area History: Ancient Fort, NewburgChristopher Busta-Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-72406690998825783432010-06-29T00:04:02.228-04:002010-06-29T00:04:02.228-04:00An afterthought....I am really curious about the m...An afterthought....I am really curious about the mound, according to Whittlesey quote above, "80 rods to east." of the "breast works" Not knowing how far 80 rods is, let alone one rod, I didn't consider it. This mound is also missing from Whittlesey's picture, and just a dot in your picture, Chris; I missed it at last comment. <br /><br /> I now am reading Whittlesey's 1871 book "Ancient... Forts" which clarifies that 80 rods is 1/4 mile. Whittlesey also says by the time of writing of "Ancient ... Forts", the mound in question had largely been flattened. More recent archeological writings indicate all earthworks in SE Cleveland (formerly Newburg Township) and presentday Cuyahoga Heights are no longer visible. <br /><br /> No writing I've yet seen seems very clear on the vintage or purpose of this mound, defensive or otherwise, Hopewellian or in the late Woodland Whittleleysian tradition (1200-1600 AD).Laura Peskinhttp://www.bedfordtimesregister.com/news/simple_article/4758463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-42224398600638778152010-06-12T23:32:03.822-04:002010-06-12T23:32:03.822-04:00It seems to me that what kind of earthwork we have...It seems to me that what kind of earthwork we have here near present-day Mound Avenue, to clarify, was not a burial mound as built by the Adena and the Hopewell Peoples who occupied Ohio at periods between 1000 BCE and 1000 CE. The Adena and Hopewell are known as the "Moundbuilders". This site near Mound Avenue is one of the earth fortifications of the so-called Whittlesley Indians unique to our region. They flourished from about 1000-1600 BCE but never contacted Europeans. They occupied territory between the Erie Indians to the East and Sandusky culture to the West. <br /><br />This is not to say there was not in fact an active Hopewell culture in NE Ohio in the proper time period for this culture; there most certainly were. For example there is a Hopewell burial site at Everett Knoll near Riverview Road in the Cuyahoga Valley. <br /><br />Also even though mound burials among Whittlesley people were rare, there is at least one Whittlesley burial mound in NE Ohio according to sources I have perused. For more information see the archeology writings and investigations of David Brose from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.Laura Peskinnoreply@blogger.com