An Eagle at the Center

In 1928, Emerson Greenman excavated Eagle Mound and discovered traces of a ceremonial longhouse with two walls projecting from the eastern end like wings. These walls may have been screens to hide certain activities from public view. Within the structure Greenman found a central fire-basin, two copper ornaments at the eastern end of the building, and scraps of cut mica scattered on the western floor. At some point, the people took down the structure and covered the site with a three-lobed mound of earth. For a virtual reconstruction of Eagle Mound, CERNAS at the University of Cincinnati connected the dots on Greenman's plan and applied other known principles of Hopewean building construction.

Heath, Ohio · United States