essay
CHAPTER TWELVE Fort Hill 1964: new data and reflections on Hopewell hilltop enclosures in southern Ohio
ohio hopewell community organization • Kent, Ohio • Published In 1997 • Pages: 311-327
By: Prufer, Olaf H..
Abstract
Prufer writes of his excavations at Fort Hill in June 1964. He describes the stratigraphy of the trench through an outer wall of the Fort Hill enclosure. Excavations at other enclosures are described. These enclosures also show more than one construction episode and some similarities in wall construction (earth core with a pavement of flat stones ontop of that). Prufer states, 'I would interpret the hill top enclosures not so much as fortifications… but as refuges in times of trouble similar to the European Fliehburg structures of the Bronze and Iron Ages…' (pages 320).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2003
- Field Date
- 1964
- Coverage Date
- 2100 BP-1650 BP (100 B.C.-350 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Fort Hill; Ohio, United States
- Notes
- Olaf H. Prufer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-327)
- LCCN
- 96027659
- LCSH
- Hopewell culture