Serpent Mound’s Indigenous builders likely created the mound in alignment with the sun's cycle. Serpent Mound will be open from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21.

Who built Serpent Mound—and why? While some date it to 1,000 years ago, its precise alignment with the summer solstice sunset suggests deeper cosmic wisdom. Ancient builders may have recognized the ...

The Great Serpent Mound (Adams County, Ohio) is 1,348 ft. long, following the curves of the body and the triple-coiled tail. The opened jaws are 75 ft. across, yawning at a smaller mound -which ...

Among the sites that could be negatively affected by the United States’ intention to leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is the Serpent Mound in Peebles, Ohio, ...

Serpent Mound, south of Dayton and east of Cincinnati, is truly a wonder to behold. An aerial view illustrates how large and marvelous this 1,300-foot snake-shaped earthen structure is.

An earthen mound discovered in Ohio is known as the Great Serpent Mound. This mound is more than 1,300 feet (400 m) long and about 23 feet (7 m) wide.

Serpent Mound, an earthen snake effigy believed to have been built from about 1000 B.C. to A.D. 200 is about 60 miles east of Cincinnati. Some believe the 1,348-foot-long mound had a religious ...

The Great Serpent Mound in Ohio has long been a source of mystery. Some believe it’s an ancient astronomical marker, aligned with the movements of the sun and moon. Could this massive earthwork ...

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The Great Serpent Mound of Adams County, Ohio is generally attributed to the Adena culture (approximately 800 B.C. to A.D. 100). However, no artifacts, diagnostic or otherwise, had ever been recovered ...

The Woodland Altars Appalachian location is a scenic retreat which is just a few short miles from the Serpent Mound. It is on an ancient sea bed centered in a 320 million-year-old meteor impact ...

Authorities in Southern Ohio are investigating vandalism at Serpent Mound, an internationally known historic landmark built by ancient cultures of Ohio. Tim Goodwin, the park manager, says the ...