The Adena mound, the

type site In archaeology, a type site (American English) or type-site (British English) is the site used to define a particular archaeological culture or other typological unit, which is often named after it. For example, discoveries at La Tène and H ...

for the

Adena culture The Adena culture was a pre-Columbian Native American culture that existed from 500 BCE to 100 CE, in a time known as the Early Woodland period. The Adena culture refers to what were probably a number of related Native American societies sharin ...

of prehistoric mound builders, is a registered historic structure, on the grounds of the

Adena Mansion The Adena Mansion is a historic house museum in Chillicothe, Ohio. It was built for Thomas Worthington (governor), Thomas Worthington by Benjamin Latrobe, and was completed in 1807. The house is located on a hilltop west of downtown Chillicothe. ...

for which it is named, near

Chillicothe, Ohio Chillicothe ( ) is a city in Ross County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 22,059 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located along the Scioto River 45 miles (72 km) south of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, ...

. It was listed in the National Register on June 5, 1975.

Historic uses

* Graves/burials

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Adena culture Archaeological sites in Ohio Chillicothe, Ohio Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Archaeological type sites Geography of Ross County, Ohio Mounds in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Ross County, Ohio {{RossCountyOH-NRHP-stub

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