Summer lecture series at the Great Serpent Mound, Adams Co., Ohio

Website: http://arcofappalachia.org/events/summer-lecture.html
Mysteries of Eastern America's Ancient Past
2014 Indigenous Legacies Summer Lecture Series
Exploring Eastern America’s Cultural Roots

Saturdays at Serpent Mound
June 14, July 12, and August 16, 2014
1:00 pm, at the Serpent Mound shelter house. Directions
Free to the public, no registration required, parking fee $8.00 per car

For thousands of years preceding European contact, Native Americans lived in thriving advanced and artistic civilizations throughout Ohio and the Eastern United States. Their tools, sophisticated artwork, and enigmatic earthen monuments remain behind, fueling speculation about how these ancient ancestors may have worked, lived, and worshipped.

This three-part interactive discussion series will present top archaeologists and experts who will share their new theories, interpret recent research, and address common and uncommon questions about ancient Native American Cultures.

The Mysteries of Serpent Mound
Interpretations and Controversies
Presented by Dr. Bradley Lepper, Curator of Archaeology for the Ohio Historical Society
Saturday, June 14, 2014, 1:00 pm at Serpent Mound

How the “Hopewell” Built Their World
Ancient Land Managers in the Ohio Valley
Presented by Dr. Paul E. Patton, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ohio University
Saturday, July 12, 2014, 1:00 pm at Serpent Mound

Bone and Stone Artifacts of the Prehistoric Peoples of Ohio
More Than Arrowheads: New ideas about ancient tools; artifact identification
Presented by Gary Argabright, Vice President, Mound City Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Ohio
Saturday, August 16, 2014, 1:00 pm at Serpent Mound